emphatically

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County elections officials have emphatically rejected those claims.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

“I’ve been making that case for a long time,” Thune told reporters Wednesday, “and we’ll make it again, and today, I think, even more emphatically given the outcome last night.”

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

The Canberra-based side emphatically crushed the defending champions Canterbury Crusaders 50–24 last week to end a losing streak in the New Zealand city that stretched 12 games.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

France's slick attacking play blew away Ireland and Wales in the opening two rounds to emphatically begin their pursuit of a first Grand Slam since 2022.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Trotter missed the look, but not Gilly, who smiled widely and shook her half-bulldozed head emphatically.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson