hardly
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There is one important metric, however, that hasn’t moved much as the rally has continued to rip higher: While prices have climbed, forward price-to-earnings ratios for semiconductors have hardly budged.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Looking at his police file, I can hardly read the signature over his statement; his name is illegible, scrawled and messy, like that of a boy.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
Equally, his intentions could hardly have been clearer.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Wilson, who was born in Waco, Texas, and spent his career from the late 1960s on in New York, has hardly been more than a blip in his own country during the last decade.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Either way, I hardly taste the ice cream as it melts on my tongue.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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