essentially
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“Floating in Hong Kong is essentially Plan C after Plans A and B went awry,” Dan Coatsworth, head of markets at AJ Bell, wrote in a recent note.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
A Treasury bond is essentially a loan to the U.S. government.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Journal found that auto insurers are paying physical damage claims at essentially the same rate today as they were a decade ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Lawyer Bernhard Schmeilzl, who specialises in UK-German law, points out that the legal situation is essentially as it was before Brexit.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Michael Burry clipped the article and e-mailed it around the office with a note: “Lippmann is the guy that essentially took my idea and ran with it. To his credit.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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