simply

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Kelly’s Spa has become simply the spa, Duane’s Steakhouse is now just the steakhouse, and Casey’s Cupcakes, a hotel shop founded by Kelly’s daughter Casey Beau Brown, has closed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

No Nigerian should live in fear simply because of their nationality.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“I simply saw the press release and was excited for them.”

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

She decided that a 29-point deficit in the second half was simply too wide of a chasm to overcome, even for a Knicks team in the middle of a magical playoff run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“I am SO starved! I’m famished! If I don’t eat soon, I may simply die on the spot!”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el