essentially

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As Salon has reported before, these things can appear extremely bright in the night sky, vexing astronomers and essentially censoring the stars.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

While the Bruins will bring back some young talent in Lena Bilic and Sienna Betts and add injured senior Timea Gardiner, they will essentially have to start from scratch.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Toyota’s 7203 4.71%increase; green up pointing triangle sales were essentially flat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Employment has been essentially flat for the past year, meaning workers don’t have a large cushion for rising prices.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Moose are large, and essentially insane with an almost pathological hatred of the dogs, the sled, the musher, trees, trains, cars, and everything else as near as I can figure.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen