in essence
Example Sentences
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UTLA: The district has offered, in essence, an 8% raise over two years, structured in different ways.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Instead, they wrote what was in essence a series of dueling law-review articles on the major-questions doctrine.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
“This is in essence a scarlet-letter designation for Anthropic that puts this AI stalwart in the same category as the Chinese tech player Huawei in the U.S.,”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026
What, in essence, is the job of a racing driver?
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
“What’s happening, in essence, is that you’re constantly scanning your texts and email because every once in a while you are going to get a good one and you can’t predict when that is. “
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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