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properly

[prop-er-lee] / ˈprɒp ər li /


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‘Prawned cocktail, coronation chicken, Black Forest gateau, onion soup. Done properly, they’re all delicious. Where’s all that kind of food gone?’

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

Some people on social media blamed the British press for hounding him; others blamed the academic institutions for not having done their vetting properly years ago to save Arday from the public humiliation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

However, those issues related to images and audio spikes not appearing to line up properly, rather than a flat line throughout.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

It helps organize DNA into the physical three-dimensional structure that heart cells need to work properly.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

She lay down in the mutarara ring with a nice, warm feeling that everything had been done properly.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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