earnest
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Traditionally, governors are given a 100-day grace period before their performance is judged in earnest.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
IBM is a storied tech giant, but it hasn’t been immune to a selloff that began in earnest at the start of the year.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Analysts say average U.S. pump prices could drop a few cents a day if the strait reopens in earnest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
In the background of a bar, a poster for Roberto Rossellini’s earnest humanitarian classic “Europa ’51” is visible, Jude obviously paying homage to a classic story about a privileged woman’s crisis of charity.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Here the gentlemen interposed with earnest petitions to be further enlightened on these two last-named points; but they got only blushes, ejaculations, tremors, and titters, in return for their importunity.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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