fairly
Example Sentences
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“Life as we know it has a fairly restricted temperature domain that basically relies on liquid water, at least in small amounts, and Titan’s surface is far too cold,” Lorenz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
“When national debts have once been accumulated to a certain degree,” wrote Smith, “there is scarce, I believe, a single instance of their having been fairly and completely paid.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“We’re going to go through a fairly wrenching time,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
This is "a fairly new phenomenon in Bolivia," a "very safe country until a few years ago," Joaquin Chacin, an investigator specializing in organized crime, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
It was a realization that made him fairly seethe with purpose.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
