essentially
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When it comes to income, investors essentially have two choices: stocks or bonds.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
For decades, the stocks of major global miners have essentially been a proxy bet on China’s economy, as its infrastructure and real-estate buildout gobbled up huge volumes of the iron ore that powered miners’ profits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
It essentially yanked TPS overnight and refused to give a legitimate justification.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
“A company like this coming to the public markets and being essentially a pure-play space company, showing people that, you know, real space companies exist,” Chanin told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026
We approach the station for A–E. It’s essentially a small desk with a Black Suit behind it.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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