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That’s rightly going to be the focal point of Talarico’s campaign.

From Slate • May 30, 2026

Eddie Howe, rightly, will be at the helm to turn things around in what looks like a transitional summer as Anthony Gordon looks set to leave and speculation continues to surround Sandro Tonali.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

“This is what happens when you take the lead in polls,” he rightly noted.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Also, I am afraid your columns do not sufficiently extol the value of work, which Voltaire rightly claimed protects us from the evils of boredom, vice, and poverty.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The rest of it housed the boys, about one hundred and fifty of them altogether, if I remember rightly.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl