scarcely
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With Centre Court still reeling from Gauff's scarcely believable miss, the tables turned quickly and Muchova brought up her first match point with a perfectly placed lob that left Gauff stranded at the net.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Yet together they produce something earlier generations of police officers could scarcely imagine, which is a detailed reconstruction of an individual’s life.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
Our founders scarcely could have foreseen the world we inhabit today: the industries we have built, the technologies we have invented, the prosperity we have created and the power we have attained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Since then, several more events have soured the relationship between the U.S. and its allies to the point where they are scarcely allies at all.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
“The letters...of course! How foolish that I did not realize it—yet the baroness has kept me so distracted with all her interference, I have scarcely had time to think.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing scarcely
"Because I Could Not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson
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The Monroe Doctrine (1823)
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
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