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fairly

[fair-lee] / ˈfɛər li /




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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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