essentially

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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

The trade essentially gets the options market to pay investors to speculate that the ETF will be above $660 on April 17.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Industry accounts for January showed growth was driven by a second straight monthly expansion for goods producers, while activity in services-producing industries was essentially unchanged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"We were given a piece of A4 paper, and essentially told to make the most of the time we had."

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

We had a big yard and a garage in the back, and that became his new workshop, essentially.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah