handily

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“It’s a little bit complicated when they put an image in your head and now you’re stuck with it,” he sings in “Paint by Numbers,” which pretty handily demonstrates how lightweight the introspection is here.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Balen is running against Oli, the former prime minister, in the district that the 74-year-old political veteran handily won for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Target reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.44, handily ahead of analysts’ estimates calling for $2.16, according to FactSet.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

That handily beat Wall Street estimates of earnings of $2.34 a share from revenue of $29 billion.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

The possibility of some new clothes had woken Lady Constance up handily.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood