firmly

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Salted enough to tip it firmly into savory, so it reads as part of the dish, not an afterthought.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

With Liverpool's firmly in a back five at this point, the PSG attackers cleverly used unorthodox movements that made the game difficult for Van Dijk.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

"Our testing and trialling programmes for the production and introduction of competition and social-use synthetic shuttlecocks in collaboration with the manufacturers remains in place and is firmly part of our sustainability strategies for the future."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Judging by their bets in futures markets, Wall Street traders are firmly convinced the central bank will again hold rates steady at its next policy meeting later this month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

That conflict between belief and the reality of his life had firmly come home to Washington.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis