essentially
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The 26 hatched chicks were grown from fertilized tissue transferred from hen’s eggs into the new container, which functioned essentially as an incubator.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Romero explains how the Supreme Court is essentially treating Callais “as a stand-in for principles that the justices either did not discuss in that case or flat-out claimed to reject.”
From Slate • May 21, 2026
A few gas flares could be seen flickering from the road, but the country’s energy facilities had essentially been mothballed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
But today, with essentially zero funding for such efforts, it’s impossible to mount anything close to the same response, which may allow outbreaks to surge and spread further.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
I relished seeing the familiar faces of my relatives, and I essentially met my grandparents for the first time.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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