essentially
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Should Bankman-Fried ultimately receive a pardon, his crimes would essentially be forgiven under the law.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
“I’ve had people tell me that they’ve been essentially bullied on social media for expressing ambivalence about having surgery,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
When questioned about the spat with White, Clark became defensive and essentially blamed the media.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Many had feared prices double that as the global energy market’s worst-case scenario — an essentially closed Strait of Hormuz — has now been playing out for nearly 100 days.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
The modern tourist industry, in the sense of people traveling en masse to a congenial spot and finding lots of diversions awaiting them when they got there, is essentially a White Mountains invention.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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