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[awl] / ɔl /


ADVERB
completely, without exception
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ADVERB
exclusively
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It isn’t all upside, fintech and private-credit executives say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Since last July, the Department of Homeland Security has ordered that all immigrants it arrests are subject to “mandatory detention” — a policy that had previously only applied to those caught at the border.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

She and her husband had moved in with their in-laws because all four of them are disabled and it was easier to care for one another and make ends meet being in one household.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

They point to inflation, wage stagnation and a slowing job market, all of which can reduce consumers’ ability to pay off debts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

“Since you won’t be playing, and we won’t have that handy marker to know when you’re all grown up.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith