mere

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But since the deal was for a mere 2 million doses over three years, the HIV community was largely unimpressed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Let’s see if they put prediction markets to the Clarence Barron test: Is it “the application of money to practical ends,” or mere gambling?

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Staff and volunteers from the Wassand Estate are now establishing the nursery-grown plants at the mere.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

And at a mere $68.99, it’s a real bargain too ... at least for people planning on attending enough Dodgers games to make the season-long free refills worth the cost.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

It was quite another to do it mere feet from the tsar himself.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack