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profligately



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This process churns out neutrinos so profligately that “people were always intrigued with the possibility of using muons as a neutrino source,” says André de Gouvêa, a neutrino theorist at Northwestern University.

From Scientific American Aug. 28, 2023

“He confided it, displayed it, spread it profligately, even expanded it to connect it with your life. He would settle for nothing less.”

From Washington Post Jun. 12, 2020

Too often, we precisely monitor the former and profligately praise the latter.

From The New Yorker Dec. 4, 2016

There were four Swansea players in the penalty area when Matteo Darmian crossed from the left and not one of them could get near the Belgian, who profligately volleyed wide.

From The Guardian Nov. 6, 2016

But if we will get down closer and examine what we are doing, we will find that we are living profligately and squandering our heritage in every possible manner.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 by Various




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