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His parents and sister were in shock, and his wife, Erika, was utterly devastated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The defendant has contended he did not realise that he had run over anyone -- a claim that another prosecutor, Marco Reinl, called utterly implausible.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Not because the story and characters were anything less than gripping —I was utterly transfixed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The margin of records across the western US was "utterly absurd", its chief scientist Robert Rohde said.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
How utterly useless for not letting anyone know how worried I was.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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