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Chunky payouts and subdued prices meant the 1930s weren’t quite as bad as they looked.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
She said the average cost of a secondary school uniform was about £289, not including shoes, and that was "quite an astronomical cost for a lot of families".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“We can show the West’s visual culture at the same time that we can show the original copies of the Declaration of Independence … we have a breadth that’s quite rare.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
As attempted profundity, this doesn’t quite land, and neither does much else.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“But apparently not to me. I haven’t felt in a hurry to get anywhere, quite frankly. I’ve been stuck here like a beetle in molasses ever since I died.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing quite
Scrabble: Words that Begin with Q
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Selection Vocabulary 3, Unit 5
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