solely
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Solely battery-powered trains are already operating in Japan and Germany, but UK experts say they could pose unique fire safety challenges.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024
Solely as a suite of character studies and social documentaries in miniature, then, Rhythm + Flow repays its viewing time.
From Slate • Oct. 16, 2019
"Solely to put this matter behind him, Mr. Menefee has agreed to a settlement in which he has not admitted any wrongdoing."
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2018
Solely based on population size alone – for comparison, Trinidad & Tobago has 1.3 million people – Iceland has no business appearing at major tournaments, far less doing well.
From The Guardian • Nov. 18, 2016
Solely to look after the Divinos and keep them from heaping misery on the other people types and giving them a pinch from time to time?
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
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Vocabulary lists containing solely
"Shooting an Elephant"
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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5.4: The Second Industrial Revolution (Sources 1–8)
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