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Adverb
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House Bill 1052 hasn't yet been formally changed; that could happen as soon as next week.—
Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 6 Jan. 2026
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In exchange for the plea, Alonso will not be formally convicted on the charges.—
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Every detail is carefully considered, right down to the moon-like globe lighting (which we're told is meant to emulate the bulbs surrounding a starlet's dressing room mirrors), and a calming palette of forest greens, powder pinks and deep blues gives the space a classic yet contemporary feel.—
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Measure carefully and note the pattern repeat if there is one.—
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All these years later, Vern remembers people acting orderly, evacuating at a measured pace, stopping to allow cars into the growing line of traffic out of Yuba City.—
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
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Brown systematically dismantled the Los Angeles Clippers in one of the finest games of his career, scoring 50 points on 18-of-26 shooting as the Celtics rolled to a 146-115 win at Intuit Dome.—
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“Punctiliously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punctiliously. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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