barely
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"The house was inundated, I had managed to get barely 100 metres away," said Upretti, who ran a restaurant in the area.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
A dribble of mignonette barely tamed their muscular salinity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
I’d barely unpacked my vacation bags when a gaggle of sources and news reports grabbed my attention, and the Calmatters story and headline neatly summed things up:
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Operating almost exclusively with wicketkeeper Jamie Smith up to the stumps – Smith was magnificent - Robinson barely reached 80mph.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Our real home, the one I could barely remember any more.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Vocabulary lists containing barely
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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Thirteen Reasons Why
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