scarcely
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Scarcely a day goes by without the NHS being in the news – even more so during the winter.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2025
Scarcely a month earlier, Paul McCartney had announced the Beatles’ disbandment.
From Salon • May 7, 2024
Scarcely two decades after that preteen declaration, the 34-year-old is an Emmy- and Grammy-nominated composer whose resume could fill pages.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023
Scarcely two weeks after the Supreme Court delivered the Brown v.
From Slate • May 16, 2023
Scarcely a week passed without the neighbourhood being invaded by waves of black and white policemen.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Vocabulary lists containing scarcely
"Because I Could Not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson
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The Monroe Doctrine (1823)
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
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