essentially

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And she essentially says that this has been a set of cases that ended Wednesday with what she describes as a kind of dead letter, a ghost of whatever Section 2 was.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

Industry-level gross domestic product rose 0.2% in February, slightly faster than the 0.1% climb recorded in the first month of 2026, and Statistics Canada’s advance data indicates output was essentially unchanged in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

“These women have got nothing because Longbourn will go to the nearest male relative. It’s shocking. And there are these five daughters who are essentially going to be left homeless unless they marry somebody.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

That metric, essentially how much money a company has in its bank account, is important for investors.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Notice that the syncopated notes in the melody come on the second and fourth quarters of the beat, essentially alternating with the strong eighth-note pattern laid down in the accompaniment.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones