superficially
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“I think there will definitely be an uptick, but I don’t know if it will be a sustainable thing. There might be some superficially inflated prices.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
While that approach is direct and at least superficially logical, it’s not optimal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
In the early 20th century, totalitarianism was best known in countries that had superficially been modernized, but remained regressive in crucial ways.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2025
These are just two proposals that planetary scientists have come up with for what lies beneath the thick, bluish, hydrogen-and-helium atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune, our solar system's unique, but superficially bland, ice giants.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
Most teachers are also concerned regarding which cultures to include, and if they include too many, that they will be covering the content very superficially.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
