essentially
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“We should be using what is essentially a mass surveillance technology only for the worst possible crimes,” said Chad Marlow, senior policy counsel with the American Civil Liberties Union.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
It essentially yanked TPS overnight and refused to give a legitimate justification.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
“A company like this coming to the public markets and being essentially a pure-play space company, showing people that, you know, real space companies exist,” Chanin told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026
So, essentially, the Lakers need players on their roster and Carr is a player that the Lakers felt fell to them when so many draft boards had him going earlier.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
Although less given to hyperbole than Washington, Du Bois saw Durham in essentially the same positive light after visiting there less than a decade later.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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