essentially
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He essentially owes his position as president to Sonko, his one-time mentor who would almost certainly have taken the top job had he not been barred from the presidential election due to a defamation conviction.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Steve Burns: From the 1929 peak to 1953, there were essentially no price returns in the market.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Bread pudding is essentially a blank canvas for whatever bits and bobs are floating around your kitchen waiting for purpose.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
But if they did, they would see that it’s essentially the same story—an A.I. chatbot is just a mathematical flip-book.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
This kind of argument was essentially a distraction from Galileo’s medical studies, although in any case he did not pursue these with any enthusiasm.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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