at heart
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I chose Joe because I’m a PI at heart, and there’s a tennis background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
"I am a coach at heart," said the former Blackburn Rovers and Leeds United winger, who spent several years working in coaching at Manchester City's academy.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
"Unfortunately, I think this was marketed as a general audience movie, when at heart, this is an art-house film."
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
He’s got sheep on his knit hat, and he’s a sheep at heart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Osborne was at heart a politician and reformer; Lawes was a firm but sympathetic warden several cuts above the rest, a passionate believer in doing the job right.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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