purely

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As a result, he injected levity into a role that could have come across as purely unsympathetic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

In contrast, imagine a purely three-dimensional elephant that flashes into the room for an instant: a cross-sectional moment in the life of an existing elephant, appearing and disappearing like a ghost.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the tit-for-tat attacks as purely defensive in nature and not a renewed outbreak of full-scale war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

According to the merger agreement, shareholders receive one Equinox share for every Orla share plus a negligible amount of cash, making the transaction almost a purely one-for-one all-stock deal.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Her marriage to Léonce Pontellier was purely an accident, in this respect resembling many other marriages which masquerade as the decrees of Fate.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin