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somewhat

[suhm-hwuht, -hwot, -hwuht, -wuht, -wot, -wuht] / ˈsʌmˌʰwʌt, -ˌʰwɒt, -ʰwət, -ˌwʌt, -ˌwɒt, -wət /


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“It was acknowledged that inflationary pressures might turn out somewhat stronger than this central case if some of the upside risks crystallized,” the minutes said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

The narrative around consumer spending has been somewhat nuanced.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

For Saturday’s installment, the self-proclaimed “carefully curated celebration” produced a somewhat underwhelming set of undercards, with LCD Soundsystem and the Strokes carrying the momentum for the entire affair.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

A microcomb generates an extremely precise set of light frequencies arranged somewhat like the colors in a rainbow, although the light itself is invisible to the human eye.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

He’d made what Charles Krauthammer described in Time magazine, somewhat facetiously, as the greatest comeback since Napoleon Bonaparte sailed a single-masted fleet from the island of Elba in 1815.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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