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The Scott McTominay overhead kick, the Kieran Tierney wonder goal, the Kenny McLean shot from the other end of the world seem like an awfully long time ago now.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
That’s an awfully big threat, you might think, but the president is way ahead of you.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
It is an awfully benign linguistic formulation for something that means “The machines are in charge and no longer paying attention to the humans.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
He’s lived long enough to get used to the feeling of being unfortunately, awfully correct.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Furthermore, a lot of the things that we try to measure are awfully subtle.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
