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as in differently
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as in sometimes
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Recent Examples of variably
In secret, the Party is trying to find Vecna and kill him, a mission to which members are variably applying themselves.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
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Following the January wildfires, many survivors are choosing to rebuild their homes differently to help prevent another disaster.—
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The Department of Finance, which calculates its projections differently, is expected to estimate a smaller deficit than the LAO.—
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Now, the 40-year-old actress and singer is reckoning with how the dramas of adulthood can sometimes feel like something out of a Disney Channel show.—
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Red Dyes People sometimes add red dye to hummingbird nectar because the color is known to attract hummingbirds, but this can be harmful to birds.—
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The press conference was somewhat unusual, given that the incident had no connection to Philadelphia whatsoever.—
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The scope of the effort is almost incomprehensible, both for its sheer size and persistence on a low-lying peninsula, where the delineation between land and sea has always been somewhat unclear and is becoming less so.—
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The paper, by the Australia Institute think tank, said some of the measures had yet to be brought into force 29 years later, and others were being inconsistently enforced across different states.—
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Stainless steel is a poor conductor, meaning a single-ply pan made of stainless steel would cook inconsistently, with numerous hot and cold spots.—
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While exfoliation remains part of Japanese skin care, it’s approached far more gently and infrequently than in many Western routines.—
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Piper Sandler’s Laperriere said Trump used such types of force infrequently during his first term and held off on bombing Iran.—
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For every project that reaches move-in-ready, there’s a quiet accumulation of aesthetic could-have-beens—saved to virtual mood boards or personal wish lists and seldom revisited.—
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And anything bordering on colonial or Cold War language—protectorate, satellite state, occupied territory, vassal state, provisional government, client—are pretty much non-starters with the foreign policy establishment that knows these things seldom end well for the bigger power.—
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Tracy leads a tailgate team at Beck’s games On game days, Tracy is rarely cheering alone.—
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Inside the Speedster, drivers will find elements rarely seen in EVs, including a stick-style shifter.—
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“Variably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variably. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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