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profoundly

[pruh-found-lee, proh‐] / prəˈfaʊnd li, proʊ‐ /


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“There hasn’t been a technological solution that has ... really made us profoundly more productive than the teaching and learning function from the Middle Ages,” Delaney said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

In June, the Church of England said it was "profoundly sorry" for its role in forced adoptions.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

"We are profoundly sad to announce the death of Victor Willis, lead singer of Village People," said the brief statement.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

On cases involving abortion and homosexuality in particular, he was given to what Scalia in dissent once called “showy profundities” that “are often profoundly incoherent.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

It was profoundly uncomfortable for Mom and me to sit down together.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana




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