pointedly
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Let’s break down what we know—and, more pointedly, don’t—about McConnell’s condition, then get into the broader issue of lawmakers not being straight about their health.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday handed President Donald Trump a German national team football jersey in honour of his 80th birthday and the World Cup, pointedly adding "after all we're on the same team".
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
She pointedly reminded angry commentators that Homer’s epic is fiction.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
“Virtually every pope in the past century has voiced this theme pointedly, vociferously and continuously,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Justice Brennan pointedly noted in his dissent that the Court’s opinion “seems to suggest a fear of too much justice.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
