fairly

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Fairly drastic measures should be reserved for fairly drastic circumstances, and I don’t think we are in fairly drastic circumstances.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2026

Fairly early in his lengthy investment career, in the mid-1960s, this thrifty son of Yorkshire, England, grew besotted with speculative small-cap stocks.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Fairly quickly, those pushing for dialogue either left or were pushed out, leaving Yoon surrounded by people who agreed with him, and lower-level bureaucrats, too scared to speak out.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

Fairly or not, he’ll always be punished for pulling off one of the hardest things in storytelling — and then daring to repeat it.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024

"Fairly so. I performed a few brain surgeries that won me some small attention."

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison