only just
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Moreover, the report observes Korean retail investors have only just started to repatriate capital from foreign equity markets and they see ”a lot of room to go on that.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
"We're only just beginning to understand this new class of cosmic events."
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
But Kemp, only just returning to bowling after more than a year of back injury restrictions, came to the fore again by having the classy Smriti Mandhana caught at deep square leg for 32.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Meridian Hill Park notably has a monumental cascading fountain that has been in disrepair for years and only just reopened.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Martin turned down Peralta, and the neighborhood felt familiar, but in a terribly distant sense, as if Moss had been away for years and was only just now returning.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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