barely
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The 2025 box office ended up reaching about $8.87 billion, just barely above 2024’s already dismal total.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
The government has altogether received barely a fifth of the funds it needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation – around $750m in total.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
But there's a key cause of rising energy bills that this debate has barely touched on: network costs.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
“Wages are barely keeping up with prices, and prices are just starting to heat up,” University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers said on X.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
She did as her parents had instructed: she stayed in the cellar under the floorboards, still, mute, unmoving, barely breathing, until the house fell silent again.
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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