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thoroughly

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




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A spokesperson for the firm said trains and stations are cleaned "thoroughly" so passengers can "travel safely and with confidence".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

But “The Grapes of Wrath” and “East of Eden”—the latter of which Zoe Kazan has now adapted into a thoroughly absorbing series with an astonishing Florence Pugh—are forbidding tomes, for students and teachers alike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Once the writing was finished, Seiler, an affiliate of Berkeley SETI, rolled up the papyrus, sealed it inside a container, placed it in a high-temperature furnace, and burned it until it was thoroughly carbonized.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

"I'm sure my life wouldn't have been thoroughly miserable," she adds with a half smile.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

His scientific interests could be thoroughly down-to-earth, not just concerned with the heavenly spheres.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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