essentially
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“We’re trying to essentially get that chemical boost that is subconsciously being eroded from the anxiety that we’re experiencing,” Moss says.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
All you have to do is pay a $10 fee at the door, which is essentially a token that goes toward your first drink.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Palace are over their mid-season blip too but, on the flip side, they don't have much to play for in the league now they are essentially safe.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Northrop essentially backed off its 2028 free cash flow goal of $4 billion amid higher investment spending.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
It is essentially a qualitative, not a quantitative, process.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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