hardly
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“Out of the Further” is hardly the first movie to wring terror from a trip to the dentist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
As it turns out, I’m hardly the only person to have felt hoodwinked, bamboozled, and/or flat-out deceived by my smartphone’s forecasts in 2026.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
The U.S. dollar was hardly out of its latest funk, even though rising Treasury yields tend to drag the greenback higher.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
I had already picked up a white onion, although an onion is hardly a binding commitment; so many good dinners begin that way.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Now I’ve said that much, I hardly know where to begin.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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