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exceptionally

[ik-sep-shuh-nuh-lee] / ɪkˈsɛp ʃə nə li /
ADVERB
unusually
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Yet the players who can combine size with skill and pace are exceptionally useful.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

In the new study, published in Science Advances, the Griffith researchers examined exceptionally rare skeletal remains belonging to two early human foragers from Sulawesi, Indonesia.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

Growers had to harvest exceptionally early this year as extreme heat sped sugar buildup -- and hence natural alcohol production -- in the grapes, according to the Comite Champagne industry association.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

There’s also a stretch of exceptionally warm ocean water from the shores of the Galápagos all the way to Alaska, according to Swain.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Lavender was exceptionally small for her age, a skinny little nymph with deep-brown eyes and with dark hair that was cut in a fringe across her forehead.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl




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