essentially
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“They just want to reassure households and firms that essentially you won’t get a repeat of 2022 in terms of inflation,” said Tomasz Wieladek, chief European macro strategist at T. Rowe Price.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
They point, essentially, to test scores that are lower than the state average, lower than other charters and lower than nearby district-operated “comparison” schools.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
“Refineries cost a lot of money and essentially make pennies on the dollar,” said Ed Hirs, an energy economist in Houston.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
The official statistics are essentially the number of people sleeping or about to bed down in the open air or in buildings not designated for habitation, such as car parks, on a single night.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The second floor, essentially an attic, was even narrower than the first, the house tapering under a slanted roof.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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