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truly

[troo-lee] / ˈtru li /


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To test whether acetylcholine was truly responsible for this behavioral flexibility, the team reduced the animals' ability to produce the neurotransmitter.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

“I found so many letters between my grandfather and my grandmother and I think they truly loved each other, and I think they truly loved that woman, too.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

To take truly tough action, Glantz says, authorities need extra powers.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Many nontech names, however, “are truly much more economically dependent,” he added, so a solid growth backdrop can be the tide that lifts all of those boats.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026

It was the first, and perhaps last, time I would see Olka look truly scared.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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