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

From Slate • May 30, 2026

Insurance on the open market is, as you rightly point out, significantly more expensive than employer-sponsored coverage, and ACA premiums can be volatile.

From MarketWatch • 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

While rightly proud of his database, Mr. Lefebvre sometimes gets repetitive—he mentions six separate times that birds drown prey—and lapses into listing species and their innovations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Pathos and proprietorship, rightly applied to a nature like Lancelot’s, might have been successful in binding him.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White