earnest

The stock fell and then stagnated, seemingly relentlessly, for years, before a rebound began in earnest in late 2024.

The stock fell and then stagnated, seemingly relentlessly, for years, before a rebound began in earnest in late 2024.

The term appears to date back to the ‘50s, but the big sales events didn’t start in earnest until the ‘90s.

The first captivates via a young man’s earnest effusiveness; the second’s effusiveness, tainted by lovelorn glum, deepens.

They materialize in the kitchen year after year, radiating earnest goodwill, and yet somehow leave a trail of small calamities in their wake.