mere
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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
"Crucially, the New York Times would face a far more stringent burden of proof in Israel than under the US standard, as a mere lack of malice is insufficient to avoid liability," he said.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
All my efforts to prepare for Teeth’s news of my family have gotten me a mere snout’s length out of the cave’s mouth.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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