Example Sentences

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Promisingly, as researchers categorize and catalog different subtypes, new treatments may be on the horizon as well — custom tailored to attack the cancer’s unique mutational profile.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2023

Promisingly, we found that learning about and discussing historical racial injustice made people more supportive of reforms to address present-day inequalities.

From Salon • May 5, 2022

Promisingly, researchers, in a 2015 paper in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, estimated that improved grazing methods could sequester perhaps 300 million tons of carbon dioxide a year worldwide.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2021

Promisingly, hospitalizations have remained relatively low in Israel, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious diseases expert, at a news briefing recently.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2021

Promisingly, in the areas where they dropped out economic growth was higher than before.

From Economist • Apr. 14, 2016