in earnest
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“If hostilities were to resume in earnest, we could see prices move towards $150 per barrel,” Rystad Energy estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
It offers eternal love, betrayal, regret and redemption, in earnest if not always logical fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The 2026-27 campaign starts in earnest with the EFL Cup first round - which West Ham will be in - on 8-9 August.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Even before the summer rush, which begins in earnest in a few days with Memorial Day weekend, California’s most visited national park is seeing enormous crowds.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
They jostled and bumped one another, laughing, stamping their feet against the cold snap that had surprised the city this week, the last gasp of winter before spring began in earnest.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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