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certainly

[sur-tn-lee] / ˈsɜr tn li /


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“The pilot has certainly received training in both resistance and escape. And you can leave it at that,” said Smith.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Given the points system used to determine starters in the Kentucky Derby, Intrepido almost certainly needs to finish first or second Saturday at Santa Anita.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Richard Sutherland has been in Tasmania for months, his brother and neighbour Neil Sutherland has said, and he certainly did not know Freeman or sympathise with his beliefs.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Borgli’s certainly aware that no one film can start and end multiple conversations within its limited runtime.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

And certainly, it is not Pleasure, for they have notoriously poor senses of humor.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman