merely
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"Don't forget an artwork receives vibrations merely from the footsteps of all the visitors to a museum," said Kerstin Kracht, an expert in vibration reduction.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
You can hear Queen guitarist Brian May in the score — not merely as an influence.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
"Europe therefore cannot afford to remain merely a consumer of critical technologies developed elsewhere," the conservative MEP told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
The key to their dominance is that Wembanyama, a leading MVP candidate, isn’t merely an unstoppable scorer.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Back then, just as today, some teachers merely taught right and wrong answers.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing merely
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