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[meer] / mɪər /


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Mere months later, a pandemic and plunging interest rates drove a home-buying frenzy.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

But Shakespeare as a brand remains unparalleled in our culture: Mere invocation of his work can confer a warm, orangey glow of importance upon an otherwise pedestrian reflection on it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Mere hours before her own debate with Trump, Biden called her and demanded to know if she’d been bad-mouthing him to donors.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025

Mere weeks later, it did just that and rather abruptly, with two Thanksgiving-themed episodes, which felt a bit odd in these dog days of summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

Mere wishful thinking, Farmer declared, basically telling his audience they didn’t know as much about MDR as he and PIH did.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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