earnest

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The stock fell and then stagnated, seemingly relentlessly, for years, before a rebound began in earnest in late 2024.

From Barron's

The stock fell and then stagnated, seemingly relentlessly, for years, before a rebound began in earnest in late 2024.

From Barron's

The term appears to date back to the ‘50s, but the big sales events didn’t start in earnest until the ‘90s.

From MarketWatch

The first captivates via a young man’s earnest effusiveness; the second’s effusiveness, tainted by lovelorn glum, deepens.

From Los Angeles Times

They materialize in the kitchen year after year, radiating earnest goodwill, and yet somehow leave a trail of small calamities in their wake.

From Salon