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Adverb
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The Yangs were called in and curtly told the judgment was being overturned, their lawsuit dismissed without trial.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Farrell is the movie, as Baz succinctly puts it.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the more deadpan Jessica Pegula summed it up succinctly.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Spelman and Morehouse Colleges in Atlanta also briefly issued shelter-in-place orders after neighboring Clark Atlanta University received a threat.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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After their meeting, a private tea, Harry spoke briefly to royal watchers outside.—
Emily Trainham,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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But that doesn’t mean the complaint will be summarily dismissed.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
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Trump sent his former lawyer, now deputy attorney general, to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, who was then summarily transferred to Club Fed amid whispers of a possible pardon.—
Maureen Dowd,
Twin Cities,
13 Aug. 2025
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These hallmarks are crisply preserved.—
Thomas Wójtowicz,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Navigation depicts maps crisply, too.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Aug. 2025
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Practice answering concisely and confidently in your own voice.—
Kathy Caprino,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Market bets on an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve in September were unchanged shortly following the print, with CME's FedWatch tool suggesting a 90% probability of a quarter-percentage point cut and a 10% chance of a bigger half-point reduction.—
Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Colorado Springs club shooting A 22-year-old gunman entered an LGBTQ nightclub in November 2022 in Colorado Springs shortly before midnight and immediately opened fire, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others before patrons confronted and stopped him, police said.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Sententiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sententiously. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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