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profoundly

[pruh-found-lee, proh‐] / prəˈfaʊnd li, proʊ‐ /


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"These events raise profound questions about the integrity and independence of the review process. Bereaved families deserve complete transparency," he said, adding that he felt "profoundly betrayed" by the Amos review.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

But it is profoundly disturbing that four justices rejected it.

From Slate Jun. 30, 2026

“If, at some point, AI systems can improve their own capabilities and “create” technology and ideas, the macroeconomic consequences could be profoundly different from past innovations,” they wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

On March 26, 2020, while Steve was still recovering from being profoundly ill with COVID, I arrived at his doorstep at 6 a.m. and proclaimed, “I’m not leaving here without you.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

Gingersnipes was all the way across the garden, staring at him with a look of profoundly helpless concern.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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