busily
Example Sentences
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In the midst of Belém’s COP30 bedlam, environmentalists, economists, lobbyists and diplomats busily haggle at the global climate conference about what we can and cannot get away with in negotiations over Mother Nature.
From Los Angeles Times
On Wednesday, residents of Cebu's most-affected areas were busily cleaning up streets that had been rivers less than 24 hours earlier.
From Barron's
An avant-garde butoh troupe is busily performing its own erotic version in Tokyo.
From Los Angeles Times
The unsettling data comes as Australia battles a slump in productivity and falling living standards, with the Labor government now busily examining reform options to tune up the economy and reverse its sliding fortunes.
Stiller apologizes and silences his phone, which continues to vibrate busily on the table.
From Los Angeles Times
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