fairly
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The team is in a fairly long slump and a first round bye isn’t remotely guaranteed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
He said: "The dog had been up there for an hour or two, but had no way of getting down. It was fairly traumatised."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
For the moment, it was a "fairly one-off move" but he warned that if other central banks followed suit, it could damage confidence in the United States.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
They could have fairly said the same to him about the U.S., of course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The woman was the actress Blanche Sweet, I was fairly certain.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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