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thoroughly

[thur-uh-lee, thuhr‐] / ˈθɜr ə li, ˈθʌr‐ /




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“I want to make sure that this summer I thoroughly analyze what we need to change, and I have to stay true to LAFC’s identity.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

It is that love for the United States that thoroughly frustrates those around the world who thought our country represented freedom and diversity.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

In a statement published on Tuesday, he pledged to "thoroughly investigate" the approval procedures behind the event and "re-examine the review process" for marketing content across all its affiliates.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The airline’s maintenance team “found no damage after thoroughly inspecting the aircraft,” United Airlines said in a statement to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

By the mid-1770s, the system of bond labor had been thoroughly transformed into a racial caste system predicated on slavery.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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