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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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