barely
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The discovery adds another species to the Amazon's remarkable biological diversity while underscoring the need to protect habitats that scientists have barely begun to explore.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
As companies try to keep Wall Street happy in a period of market unrest, their third-quarter results are barely clearing the bar.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026
"The desert is beautiful and picturesque. It is also amazing that it's barely a 30-minute drive from Mogadishu," he says.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
After moving to rural Vétheuil, he told a friend on Dec. 9, 1880: “I am almost a complete peasant now, barely abreast of the latest goings-on.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
As I jog along the nature trail, I barely think of being here in the rain on Saturday with Jonah.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing barely
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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