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
Even before the summer rush, which begins in earnest in a few days with Memorial Day weekend, California’s most visited national park is seeing enormous crowds.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
The show opened with a recap of that song - before the competition started in earnest with Denmark's Søren Torpegaard Lund.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
It wasn’t until last year that Lilly started its expansion abroad in earnest.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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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