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earnest

adjective as in very enthusiastic

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adjective as in serious; very important

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It was civil, respectful and earnest — very Vermont and, as it should have been, lots of fun.

It is then and only then that the real work of translating a series of tax proposals into a Budget starts in earnest.

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Content under the #RaptureTok ranges from solemn warnings to earnest prep, and plenty of tongue-in-cheek advice.

From a craft perspective, you would be in this really earnest moment and then end it with a joke.

The purges of Chinese residents here began in earnest in 1885, in the Humboldt County town of Eureka, 100 miles south of Smith River.

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