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squarely

[skwair-lee] / ˈskwɛər li /
ADVERB
honestly
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Regardless, her first two full-length releases squarely fit within contemporary trends in confessional pop.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

He then shifted the blame squarely onto Zhykovych.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

What happens next may hit everyone who dreams of saddling a dragon squarely in the chest.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

Not by putting anyone on blast and not by outing anyone’s struggles, but by keeping the burden of truth squarely on my shoulders.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Once the all-purpose solution, Washington was now the still-potent problem, a kind of Trojan horse planted squarely in the Virginia fortress.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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