earnest
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“It’s been in my mind since last year, and at the beginning of this year, I started — in earnest — putting something together,” Milgrom says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
However, it “represents the beginning of a more earnest hyperscale attack of the market,” she added.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 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
Energy executives and Wall Street investors believe American companies won’t dial up output in earnest in the coming months.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
There are long, earnest letters filled with genuine despair.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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