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barely

[bair-lee] / ˈbɛər li /
ADJECTIVE
not quite
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If you weren’t a big fan at the time, you may have barely noticed.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was lower, but barely, with a 0.2% loss.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Today's commercial humanoid robots can barely handle warehouse packing let alone open a door, says Fankhauser.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Joel said he was mostly breaking even and barely had enough money for food.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Nowadays there was barely any difference, and the last thing I wanted was to get near any of them.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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