highly

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Four-year-old Caitlyn competed at Crufts at the weekend with her eight-year-old miniature schnauzer Zeeva and received a 'highly commended' award.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Investigative journalist Julie K. Brown posted, "Sources for Miami Herald/McClatchy confirm that the Ethics Report is 'highly damaging' — the report could be leaked today."

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2024

“Eleven of the 26 on the list were given the distinction of ‘highly recommended.’

From Washington Times • Jul. 16, 2023

“We should continue to reiterate that we will remain ‘highly attentive to inflation risks.’

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2022

These lectures are as commonplace as expatiations on the importance of cultivating the mind and heart, interspersed with 'hence the necessity,' and 'highly essential,' can mate them.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various