mere

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A mere four days after the initial consultation, McKechnie was flown to Los Angeles and a pitch delivered to retain his exclusive use throughout the demanding NBA season.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

But the director, who wrote his adaptation in collaboration with Philippe Piazzo, also isn’t content with mere novelistic faithfulness to an author whose traces of colonial allegory in “The Stranger” have often been found problematic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Sometimes gut is mere emotion dressed up as instinct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Conversely, critics have been the ones quick to deem the film mere sensationalism, seemingly clinging to preconceived notions about how certain themes should be talked about within the medium.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Normally, the mere thought of a spider, with its fangs, its hairy legs, and all eight of its eyes, would repel Nathan and would make him shudder.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young