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Admittedly, it isn’t a high-paying position, and it certainly isn’t the kind of internship that promises a leg up in future occupations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
But the last year has certainly emboldened Beijing.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
That’s not the Hollywood ending co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were hoping to happen, but it certainly fits the plot the two actors created when they bought the team five years ago.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Because unless you occupy a very specific income bracket — one I certainly don’t belong to — you’ve probably noticed things feeling tighter lately.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
It sounds ridiculous, I know, but that was how I felt, and when you are sixteen you feel things very immediately, very strongly, very certainly.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Vocabulary lists containing certainly
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ly
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 4–6
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Novel Study: Barrio Boy, Parts 1–3
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