purely

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"I think City will have the edge on that, just purely the manager and players they've got. They will be able to stay a little calmer than the Arsenal players," said Rooney.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“Anyone who is telling The Wall Street Journal that they know what President Trump will do next is purely speculating.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Deutsche Bank lowered its rating on Avis’s stock to hold from buy, but stressed that the downgraded “is purely fundamental in nature.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

But Beijing has crossed a meaningful threshold: it’s no longer treating births as purely a social concern.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The scavengers’ building impressed him; large and modern, it held a good number of high-class purely office employees.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick