earnest
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However, it “represents the beginning of a more earnest hyperscale attack of the market,” she added.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
U.S. crude prices have averaged almost $99 a barrel since April 1, up 59% from the year-earlier period, and there are few signs energy shipments are beginning to move in earnest through the Persian Gulf.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
He said: "We will begin the government in earnest as a united team, of energy, talent and experience, ready to serve."
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The accusations are serious and the delivery is earnest yet somehow silly.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
Some of our conversations were angry and tearful, some of them earnest and positive.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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