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inherently

[in-her-uhnt-lee, -heer-] / ɪnˈhɛr ənt li, -ˈhɪər- /


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“These omissions are inherently deceptive,” the court ruling states.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

However, some say this line of argument is inherently unfair.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

However, because they are disconnected from any external reality, such structures have no grounding and are inherently dangerous.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

“While several factors drive near-term operational volatility, resource quality is inherently more stable over the short to medium term,” Macquarie says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

In wild fly populations, Dobzhansky noted, no genotype was inherently superior: whether the ABC or CBA strain survived depended on the environment, and on gene-environment interactions.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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