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exceptionally

[ik-sep-shuh-nuh-lee] / ɪkˈsɛp ʃə nə li /
ADVERB
unusually
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Put simply, exceptional memory in a person's 80s does not appear to result from having exceptionally low inherited risk for Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

With opposition sides matching up man-for-man, the game then becomes a series of one-against-one duels, so strong players who can beat their defender are exceptionally valuable.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Gomez-Cardona said the data show that average healthcare spending remains relatively stable because many retirees incur modest costs, while a smaller share of retirees face exceptionally large medical expenses that skew the distribution.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

The comet was exceptionally difficult to detect with these instruments.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

I’ve been as saving as an exceptionally neurotic magpie all my life, and I still have the next-to-the-last draft of the letter I wrote to Sister Irma that June night in 1939.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger




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