in essence
Example Sentences
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Insurers, in essence, are building a new health care workforce, contracting with nonprofit and for-profit organizations to enroll the most vulnerable — and expensive — Medi-Cal patients.
From Salon
Facebook users to file claims — in essence, putting themselves in line for whatever money is paid.
From Los Angeles Times
Even BP, the one company that was beginning to do something, in essence said: No, we make more profit from destroying everything, so we're going to do that.
From Salon
“It’s the same in essence, that for critical minerals there will be free trade with requirements on processing, such as for nickel, aluminium, cobalt, copper,” he said.
From Reuters
Amid the record profits fossil fuel companies made last year, some also extended timelines for production further into the future, in essence reneging on pledges to transition their businesses, however slowly, toward renewable energy.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.