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airily

[air-uh-lee] / ˈɛər ə li /






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This led me to be very wary of people airily predicting that democracy was finished, and made me alive to the way that, paradoxically, such nightmares can actually damage democracy.

From Salon May 7, 2025

Johnson talked of “our concerns with the governance of the state of California,” which he airily blamed for “complicity ... in the scope of disaster.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2025

Instead, it exalts vegetarian textures: tackily chewy barley, softly crunchy cashews, and airily crisp panko.

From New York Times Jan. 24, 2022

He was kidding on the square about being a streaming hoarder, and he’s got company among fellow celebrities, including those who used to airily claim they had time to make TV but not watch it.

From Seattle Times Sep. 2, 2021

“Oh, didn’t anyone tell you?” the mystery girl asked airily.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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