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simply

[sim-plee] / ˈsɪm pli /




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For one week at the Singapore Grand Prix, they simply stay on Europe time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

By simply continuing to exist and endure this life you didn’t choose, you are no better than Digger Rockwell.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Recovered to sixth and comfortably beat Norris on a day when simply keeping everything clean counted for plenty.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

For years she’d wanted to live more simply.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

It was not really a lamp, simply a hollowed-out piece of soapstone.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell




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