essentially
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"A video that I posted a year ago has come back to haunt me, essentially," Chatfield said on Tuesday, shortly after it was confirmed that Holiday had returned home to Australia.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Reagan said essentially the same thing for decades.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 1.7%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was essentially flat.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
A series of them for ICCC’s production of “Antigone,” made for the 1969-1970 season, are essentially mixed media works, integrating materials like aluminum foil and cabinet liner paper.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
The sweet spot —Regan’s words, not mine—was now, when things were essentially in limbo, and we could make the jump back in time untethered by a future that was already set in stone.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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