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surely

[shoor-lee, shur-] / ˈʃʊər li, ˈʃɜr- /


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It is past time to reset and to pursue with our allies what are surely mutually beneficial goals.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mother cries, “Traveling on those choppy sea waters again, I will surely die. My beloved Samuelico will call to me! He will want me to join him!”

From Literature

As patients and doctors weigh treatment options, the latest data “will surely serve as an important tool, particularly given the one-time nature of a gene therapy,” said Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Kristen Kluska.

From Barron's

“As long as we keep doing that, slowly and surely we’ll be just fine.”

From Los Angeles Times

If Burnley had won, surely a decision on Frank's fate could not have been delayed any longer.

From BBC