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squarely

[skwair-lee] / ˈskwɛər li /
ADVERB
honestly
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In West Los Angeles, a big Afeela ad above a Tesla dealership puts the EV leader squarely in its crosshairs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Ken Lerer, whose venture-capital fund Lerer Hippeau was an early investor in BuzzFeed and who served as the company’s board chairman until 2019, placed the blame more squarely on how the company was managed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

That is squarely within the jurisdiction of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, which has authority under the 1994 pattern-or-practice law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

That’s likely to keep affordability issues squarely in focus in the coming months.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

He stepped squarely on a sheet of the paper, trapping one foot.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles