pretty much

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In the artificial-intelligence world, pretty much everyone wants to lay hands on chips and other computing hardware made by the market leader, Nvidia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The difference is that when Norris was struggling to feel the front of the McLaren, he acknowledged it pretty much straight away, and the team were open about what was going on.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

I was kind of finishing the record while I was splitting time between New York and L.A., but I had pretty much written most of it here.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

"There's not much the authorities can do, after all... These days, safety's pretty much gone."

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Everything on Mom’s desk had been pretty much untouched.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen