essentially
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"If you're suddenly in an environment where you're essentially getting killed a couple of times per year, then that changes everything," said Mitchell.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
A right of review is essentially a laborious/fancy way of saying an appeal.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Their most severe scenario was the current Hormuz reality, whereby the strait, the former conduit of about a fifth of the world’s crude and crude products, essentially closed.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Mr. Chilson essentially argues that to beat the Chinese in AI, we need to sell the Chinese the tools they need to make AI.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The first two were essentially responsible for the northern Appalachians, the third for the central and southern Appalachians.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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