purely
Example Sentences
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Even if Chinese military action in the region is unlikely in the near term, such signals are a reminder that Beijing’s ambitions are no longer purely economic, said Leland Lazarus, a Miami-based risk consultant.
Khounganian sought to have Uber’s case against him dismissed, with his attorneys calling it in one court filing “a lawsuit designed purely for tabloid effect with no meaningful effort at substance.”
From Los Angeles Times
"It was just purely coincidental he and I spent some quality time together on what would have been her 85th birthday. The stars had aligned," said Russell.
From BBC
The former is purely fictional and latter is based on a real figure, but both are historical epics on a grand scale that belies their modest budgets.
The brain is not purely digital, and it is not simply an analog machine either.
From Science Daily
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