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lowly

[loh-lee] / ˈloʊ li /


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In that past she has invoked Lowly Worm, the Richard Scarry children’s book character, to walk through how tariffs ripple into inflation.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Lowly Millwall hold a slender advantage against a West Brom side that simply have not got going yet.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2024

“For example, there is no KD or a Giannis. The best guys are DeRozan, Lowly and Conley. But if some guys opt out of their contracts and become unrestricted free agents, then that changes things.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2021

Lowly chief financial officers, chief operating officers and division heads are also hauling in staggering pay packages.

From New York Times • May 27, 2016

The book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly, was published in two volumes in March, 1852.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry




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