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in a sense

ADVERB
theoretically
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by trial and error


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Executives have long used the corporate blog "to expound on ideas in a way where they're sort of this businessman-philosopher, in a sense".

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Yet, in a sense, it is not Fifa's argument.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

But drug research has in a sense moved in the opposite direction: slower and more expensive over time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

"But underneath there are a lot of core elements like pay, worker protection, individual workers' rights, also dismissal protection... that would be rendered obsolete in a sense," he added.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

I thought it was a way to exclude me even further from the case, reduce me to nothing, and, in a sense, substitute himself for me.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus




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