essentially

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"People essentially bury their head in the sand and that leads to debts getting bigger, potentially then being passed on to enforcement agents and bailiffs, which causes even more stress," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

And the product—moral structure, meaning, answers to life’s hardest questions—serves an essentially universal demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Many fire officials and safety advocates have essentially argued anything that can burn, will burn and have supported removing virtually anything capable of combustion from this zone within 5 feet of houses, dubbed “Zone Zero.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

"The implications are really sobering as this new finding essentially places these animals in 'double jeopardy," said Dr. Payne.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

What they offered was an essentially segregated learning environment that not only taught skills but also brought accomplished blacks together in a way that reinforced racial confidence.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers