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entirely

[en-tahyuhr-lee] / ɛnˈtaɪər li /


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Contracts exempted in the interests of national security are entirely excluded from the law's formal competitive tendering rules.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The devastating alternative is generous transfers in the 70s followed by financial need in the 80s, reversing generational wealth building entirely.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Atkins’ trial began May 11, and ran for 19 days of witness testimony and presentation of evidence that was almost entirely put on by the prosecution.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

They are entirely beyond the reach of any executive order signed in Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

She looks exactly the same as I remember her, but it’s like she’s stepped out of a different universe entirely, into my new one.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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