mere
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The Republican Conference had been decimated in the 1958 midterms to a mere 35 senators, a figure that diminished further in the 1960s.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
SpaceX’s AI division generated $818 million of revenue in the March quarter, a mere 12.5% increase compared with a year earlier.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
“Not mere condolences but calls to action from people I barely knew,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Under the makeshift tents in refugee camps across the border, the mere mention of the Russians -- still widely known as Wagner -- brings fear.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Seven had to try to stay calm, even though the monster was mere toadstools from them now, and she was beginning to think their task would end them before they could even begin it.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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