essentially

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Typically, the invasive mosquitoes — called Aedes aegypti — essentially disappear from winter until early May in the region.

From Los Angeles Times

Johnstone, from the 2nd Battalion of the Anglians, said they "move in the shadows essentially and identify the targets for the bulk of the United States and Polish forces that are in the area".

From BBC

Blame sequence-of-returns risk, which essentially means that when you’re taking withdrawals from a portfolio, the order — or the sequence — of investment returns can affect your portfolio’s overall value.

From MarketWatch

And we spent time at San Juan Hill, site of the most significant battle in the Spanish-American War, after which the U.S. essentially took Spain’s place.

From Los Angeles Times

And so he is essentially stateless, surviving on savings he accumulated as a truck driver in California.

From Los Angeles Times