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surely

[shoor-lee, shur-] / ˈʃʊər li, ˈʃɜr- /


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Slowly but surely, the unremarkable patch of scrubland next to Palmdale’s McAdam Park has been transformed into a bustling construction site swarming with workers and heavy machinery.

From MarketWatch

A century later, surely we can find ways to make this Wilsonian formulation prevail against ghost fleets and their sponsors.

From The Wall Street Journal

But others with little or no political experience will surely be tempted.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was like all those cruel things Chip had been saying about his dad all afternoon, that were just Chip being mad and surely couldn’t be true.

From Literature

England's Super 8 opponents are still to be confirmed but they will play that phase in Sri Lanka, starting on Sunday, and surely must improve to have any chance.

From BBC