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simply

[sim-plee] / ˈsɪm pli /




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“We simply will not allow Iran to emplace more mines.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

But in the end, the prime minister believed he simply had to act.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

Rather than simply cultivating conventional Spirulina, researchers are changing the conditions under which it grows to encourage production of specific compounds that are useful to humans.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

Is it, as younger generations might argue, simply being embarrassing?

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

I will simply be a teenage girl walking along the street, holding hands with a younger child.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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