hardly
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For most people, that confession would hardly be noteworthy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
In another context, a president being quietly transferred between aircraft in a service vehicle might register as little more than a piece of security choreography — unusual, perhaps, but hardly ready-made for farce.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
The move comes at a time of growing investor worry that Big Tech spending on AI is getting out of hand, although outlays on computing infrastructure have hardly lost steam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
In his first few weeks in Downing Street, Andy Burnham could hardly have been clearer that his aim as prime minister is to make people feel better.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
All the time Papa and I were doing the chores that morning, Rowdy stayed so close to me I could hardly walk.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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