decidedly
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Cox said that it may give some indication of the direction of travel but “the predictive qualities of the Big Mac Index are decidedly hit and miss.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
There are good to very good players sprinkled around the team, but the collective is decidedly average, at best, in the rarefied air of a World Cup.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The British prevailed but lost decidedly to the kingdom of Mysore in two major battles at Pollilur.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
But their fraught relationship will decidedly keep you nervous, so score one for multilayered storytelling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
“You’d better do it, Mary. I’ll supply the money.” and Aunt Carrol to reply decidedly, “I certainly will, if her father and mother consent.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
