not entirely
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As a marketing ploy, that’s smart, but it’s not entirely honest.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
I’m not entirely convinced that the term genocide, coined in 1944, properly applies to more than one crime in history, the Holocaust, but Myanmar’s campaign against the Rohingyas might qualify to a reasonable person.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The way Root's side coped with the pressure was not entirely convincing.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Africa's entry into space is not entirely new: Egypt launched its Nilesat 101 from French Guyana in 1998, a first for the continent.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The man in the grey suit signs papers and responds to the headmistress’s questions with answers she does not entirely follow, but she does not protest the transaction.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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