duly
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The show duly discusses Statian women, notes that not all colonial-era Jews were Patriots, and reveals that, as of 1781, Jews on St. Eustatius held 86 enslaved Africans as property.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Contrary to the crusty, chaotic libertinism of their shows, the band is disarmingly sweet and funny in person despite being duly crude.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
No other player got as close to the pin all day, and he duly holed the putt to take a two-stroke lead, as Cameron Young missed his effort to keep pace.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Strikingly, Jackson suggested that legislative history may often shed better light on the original meaning of a statute than does its duly enacted text.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
After the concoction was duly praised, and the children were occupied once more, Penelope and Miss Mortimer retreated to a nearby table.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing duly
Animal Farm
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"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
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13th Amendment (1865)
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