fairly

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They were also, like Ma and Pa, fairly strict about certain things.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026

"A future in which pathogen samples and information move quickly, without needless delay; and in which the benefits that come from them reach the people who need them most, fairly and in time."

From Barron's • Jul. 6, 2026

Whether fairly or not, the focus will be on family tensions and whether there are any signs of bridges being built between the returning Sussexes and their royal relations.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

The animated franchise returns with a story that sees the titular yellow creatures on a chaotic and fairly witless journey through cinema’s past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

“She disappeared in Poland, just as Hitler attacked. The American embassy is fairly certain she was killed. But there was never a funeral.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin