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squarely

[skwair-lee] / ˈskwɛər li /
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honestly
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I mean that AI now sits squarely atop the pile of modern parents’ anxieties, having rapidly eclipsed boogeymen like screen time and social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 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’s likely to keep affordability issues squarely in focus in the coming months.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

A group of staff calling themselves Punks with Purpose published an open letter calling out a toxic culture at Brewdog, laying the blame squarely at the feet of Watt.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

It was a duplex, yellow with green trim, that stood squarely on the corner, a rusted chain-link fence surrounding it.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro