properly

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These include when the electrical impulses that regulate heartbeats don't function properly, or when the walls of the heart become inflamed or damaged.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

As a nameless licensee told The Times in 1984, a properly promoted Sam “could do $200 million.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

"We will now consider what action we can take to ensure that all our objections were properly considered and that the necessary safeguards are in place."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Sokoloff, 37, alleged Mejia did not properly utilize the controller’s office to run audits on city departments and failed to keep up the auditing pace of his predecessor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

“I am glad to hear it. For how could Lord Ashton and I take a pleasant turn in a carriage of a Sunday, if our horses were not properly shod— eek! Is that a pimple?”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood