essentially
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“I went to a cheap in-state school where my tuition was covered essentially because of sports scholarships,” as well as Georgia’s Hope Scholarship, awarded to students based on their academic performance.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Unlike chemotherapy, which kills healthy and cancerous cells alike, these medicines essentially empower patients’ immune systems to correctly recognize and attack tumors.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
“Management noted that frequency essentially doubles with wings in made-to-order occasions,” he wrote on Wednesday.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Finback started by investing on a deal-by-deal basis, essentially raising capital for each transaction.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Moose are large, and essentially insane with an almost pathological hatred of the dogs, the sled, the musher, trees, trains, cars, and everything else as near as I can figure.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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