merely
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More than a decade ago, I argued that IT must be treated as a profession, not merely a resource.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
The blocks targets independent, verified journalists and everyday people alike who were merely sharing a public-access broadcast.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
He came to understand that the veterans were not merely remembering trauma; their bodies were reliving it—but never processing it or letting it go.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Alas, they’re not thinking in the continuous sense you and I experience; they are merely providing themselves with a discrete sequence of internal prompts.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
I realize now that his eyes weren’t merely glassy from drink downstairs but shiny from tears.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing merely
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"Tinker v. Des Moines": Excerpts from Justice Fortas's Opinion
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