awfully
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The company hopes to make diagnostic testing cheaper and more accessible — a mission that may sound awfully familiar to anyone who followed the rise and fall of Theranos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
A 10-year Treasury yielding more than 5% starts looking awfully attractive to retirees, pension funds, insurers, foreign institutions and anyone else searching for dependable income.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
That’s an awfully big threat, you might think, but the president is way ahead of you.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
"Ten years is an awfully long time to wait for these changes".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
I’d gotten awfully spoiled at Aunt Ivy and Uncle Holt’s with their indoor plumbing.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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