spectacularly
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That strategy has paid off spectacularly -- coding is the rare AI skill that users are willing to pay handsomely for.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
That pipe was 90, and it died spectacularly, sending up a 30-foot geyser and causing damage in the millions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Shearer's debut ended in a 4-0 loss in the Charity Shield to the club he turned down, revenge exacted spectacularly with a 5-0 win at home in the Premier League two months later.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Shugerman: Let’s give partial credit to Justices Clarence Thomas and Amy Coney Barrett, who get the history spectacularly wrong in Slaughter but have the goods on this.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
All the evildoers in the Bible seem spectacularly dumb.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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