hardly
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“Although this signals that the U.S. has rebounded from the devastating losses that occurred during the pandemic, returning to 2019 conditions hardly puts us out of the woods.”
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
In his first few weeks in Downing Street, Andy Burnham could hardly have been clearer that his aim as prime minister is to make people feel better.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Past performance is hardly prophecy, and even Kaeppel admits that he has struggled to produce an explanation for why this seven-year cycle has seemingly worked as well as it has.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
The move comes at a time of growing investor worry that Big Tech spending on AI is getting out of hand, although outlays on computing infrastructure have hardly lost steam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
We clung to one another, hardly able to keep our balance, as we made our way gingerly across the ice towards them.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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