mere

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Earlier, Sri Lanka, sent in to bat, lost nine wickets for a mere 30 runs after being well set on 84-1 in the 11th over.

From Barron's

Consider the performative flourish and hubris it requires for Kennedy to have announced in April that the nation’s top health agency would find the cause of autism in mere months, then blaming it on Tylenol in September, despite there being no evidence for his claim.

From Salon

And he never knew that, unlike the verdict of an early viewer who dismissed his paintings as “mere legerdemain,” today they are seen as magical in a positive sense.

From The Wall Street Journal

Beyond mere warnings to the account holders, Cox could have eventually limited or slowed internet access.

From Slate

Maiava, of course, has been more than just a mere caretaker.

From Los Angeles Times