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aptly

[apt-lee] / ˈæpt li /










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Mr. Pratt has aptly attacked Ms. Bass for mismanagement, especially on the wildfires, which burned down his home.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

That short phrase aptly describes how one U.S. state overtook hundreds of years of Iranian market power in a matter of decades.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

From the ground, the next generation of aptly classified Extremely Large Telescopes, some of which are under construction, will attempt to do the same thing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

"It's a breakdown job," trainer Ben Davison aptly told him between rounds.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

What originally was planned to be an angry riptide, one English newspaper aptly described now as “the gentle flood.”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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