just barely
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Incomes also rose 0.3% in the month, keeping up with inflation, if just barely.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
"I think US officials would say China is doing just barely enough to maintain the agreement and no more," Kritenbrink said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
“He had just barely entered into the roadway,” Woelfel said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
But there’s almost nothing in “Galaxy” that even rises to the level of an attempted gag, and the movie is notably weaker than “The Super Mario Bros,” which was just barely watchable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
But it did, just barely & at a crooked angel.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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