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loosely

[loos-lee] / ˈlus li /




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EA is a loosely defined movement that uses evidence and reason to work out how to do the most good with a person's money and time.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

A viewer may be less so, though Mr. Pineda handles the so-called salvaged materials deftly, if loosely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

James Zou, who leads the Artificial Intelligence for Science Lab at Stanford University, told MarketWatch that it’s unclear whether any AI labs have actually reached this loosely defined milestone.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

But he says the idea "became a topic of conversation over the last four months or so, but very loosely in the background" and he had no hesitation in agreeing.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

If permitted to define a decade somewhat loosely, then the next decade was the most crucial and consequential in American history.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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