surely

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"There are surely planets out there. It's just that they are difficult to detect with current instruments," said co-author Jihad Touma, a physics professor at the American University of Beirut.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

If there was a "vitamin" to cure tension, surely Arsenal players would take it.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Sasaki will be upset, but the bullpen is surely a better option than an extended stay in Oklahoma City, where there are triple-A hitters whom he has already dominated.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

When you see its humble ingredients, you will surely doubt how supremely special it is; it simply doesn’t stand to reason that such a modest list could become something so ambrosial.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Yet surely they came from the same family.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell