handsomely
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The movie is this year’s Spanish entry for best international feature at the Oscars, and it seems likely to do well there as a handsomely crafted historical saga that is quite grand, if frequently grandiose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
If you incur that risk and the market does well, you most likely will be handsomely rewarded for incurring that risk.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Villa won but could have drawn - or equally triumphed more handsomely - during a game which went from comfortable to edgy to relief.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
That strategy has paid off spectacularly -- coding is the rare AI skill that users are willing to pay handsomely for.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Sir—,” said Bono, “sir, if you don’t have interest in it, would you object if I should wear it? I reckon I could wear it handsomely, if I keep my body held just right.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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