essentially

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The 26 hatched chicks were grown from fertilized tissue transferred from hen’s eggs into the new container, which functioned essentially as an incubator.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Romero explains how the Supreme Court is essentially treating Callais “as a stand-in for principles that the justices either did not discuss in that case or flat-out claimed to reject.”

From Slate • May 21, 2026

But today, with essentially zero funding for such efforts, it’s impossible to mount anything close to the same response, which may allow outbreaks to surge and spread further.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

“If you can increase head count by two or three people, but have everybody manage AI agents, essentially you’re expanding by 10, 20, maybe 25 people,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Each wheel was essentially a gigantic bicycle wheel.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson