strictly speaking
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“So, strictly speaking, the Heck language fits. But that could just show that the phrasing was not quite as tailored as it should have been.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
While strictly speaking the events seem to contravene restrictions imposed on mass gatherings, they have been tolerated by the authorities.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
But in that sport we rarely use our feet, and we don’t, strictly speaking, play with a ball.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
Mr Onana's trial will be "historic, since there is not yet any case law strictly speaking related to Rwanda" on questions of Holocaust denial, Camille Lesaffre, campaign manager for Survie, told AFP.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024
Aesthetics is, strictly speaking, a branch of philosophy which has occupied thinkers from Plato to the present day.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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