wholly
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“They just wholly and completely abandoned their duties and threatened prosecution,” Fontes said.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
They could no longer support the project, they said, because they couldn’t verify that the book had been wholly written by their client.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
According to Recycle Now, which advises on appropriate places to recycle items, the glasses are not wholly recyclable in your household waste.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
“When the market is wholly convinced there is a real project, eyeballs start to turn towards the detail around delivery.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Whereas Hamilton’s central charge against Jefferson was that he was a utopian visionary with a misguided set of political principles, hiscore criticism of Burr was that he was wholly devoid of any principles at all.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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