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merely

[meer-lee] / ˈmɪər li /
ADVERB
slightly
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ADVERB
a little
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That would confirm that the labor market is not merely avoiding deterioration; it is beginning to heal.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam addressed Iran's leaders in frank terms during a press conference, saying: "Have mercy on our south, stop treating it and its people as merely a bargaining chip."

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Across India, heat is increasingly arriving not merely as high temperatures but as a combination of heat and humidity that places greater stress on the human body.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

For Bezos, merely getting off this planet remains one of his biggest challenges—evident by the Blue Origin rocket’s spectacular explosion on the launchpad Thursday evening.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Cornwall Capital, they decided, would not merely search for market inefficiency but search for it globally, in every market: stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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