hardly
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But at a time of international instability and with the government's defence plans still seemingly up in the air, Healey's resignation could hardly be more serious.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The software apocalypse story is hardly the only source of uncertainty about Oracle’s future.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Energy markets’ worst nightmare has been playing out for more than 100 days, but one would hardly know it by looking at crude-oil futures.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
If Pulte is personally connected to The Fellowship, he’d hardly be alone in the administration’s upper ranks.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
There wasn’t a bush, hardly a flower, that Karel and I hadn’t looked at together, that didn’t have a bit of our feeling for each other still clinging to it.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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