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While some on Wall Street view a combination as more of an inevitable reality and less a mere possibility, Musk recently reminded investors that nothing is guaranteed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

But any such comparisons are mere self-glorifying fantasy, for several reasons but two in particular.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Secondly, the mere fact that City were able to assemble a squad far better than their finances should have allowed.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Another study found that a mere 16% “read” anything for pleasure on a given day in 2023, including newspapers and audiobooks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

To be in disguise was different than mere pretending, for a disguise was intended to actually fool people.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Before Lamarck, naturalists saw organisms as passive, depending on supernatural intervention for their merest actions as well as their very existence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

She reset to hold, then wrestled back the break, allowing herself the merest of smiles.

From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026

Acquaroli, quietly astonishing, brings humanity and the merest touch of weary humor to his stubborn policeman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025

But Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is going out of his way to avoid even the merest whiff of complacency.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2024

Cutwater, startled, lost the merest breath of time.

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman