essentially
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That is essentially the plan Lebanon and Israel agreed to last week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Should Bankman-Fried ultimately receive a pardon, his crimes would essentially be forgiven under the law.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Musk’s plan is essentially to scale SpaceX AI compute by 100 times.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
When questioned about the spat with White, Clark became defensive and essentially blamed the media.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
For the purposes of understanding music theory, however, the important thing about standing waves in winds is this: the harmonic series they produce is essentially the same as the harmonic series on a string.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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