mightily
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Chicago also has struggled mightily outside of a win against Phoenix this week and has been engulfed in drama around veteran guard Skylar Diggins, who sat out because of a knee injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
“Powell has absolutely earned a retirement at the time and of the nature of his choosing. He has given mightily to the country,” said David Wilcox, a former senior Fed economist who worked with Powell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
It’s a stalemate that even a clever strategist would struggle mightily to resolve, and there is no evidence that Vance is an especially strategic thinker.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026
Over the course of a draining season, Howe has pivoted from Woltemade to Wissa to Anthony Gordon and now Osula, who came mightily close to joining Eintracht Frankfurt on deadline day last September.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
“It is indeed. It seems almost foolish to ask,” said Slughorn, who was looking mightily impressed, “but I assume you know what it does?”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
