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"The report rightly highlights the importance of having reliable, comprehensive and earlier assessment information to support children's learning," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Ms. Gage rightly contends that this region deserves more renown than it often gets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has also criticized the CEO's conduct, saying he was "very disappointed, as others are, rightly so, in this unilingual message."

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

There have rightly been growing calls to increase stockpiles of long-range munitions for precision strikes, as well as munitions for Patriot, Thaad, and other air-defense systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Latour rightly thinks that books represent a special class of objects.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton