virtually

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In San Diego, in a city without a team in the NFL, NBA or NHL, the Padres are virtually unchallenged for dollars from fans and corporate sponsors.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

But it also offered the audience a chance to look back on a career that’s encompassed virtually every major shift in pop music over the last two decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The White House report, whose authors aren’t listed as is customary, says that the “previously virtually unknown” position of chief diversity officer became the “fastest-growing C-suite executive position.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The US budget deficit remained virtually stable during the first three months of 2026, as increased revenue -- primarily from income taxes and customs duties -- offset an acceleration in spending.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

A grandson could be born with his grandmother’s nose or her skin color, without that feature being visible in either parent—a phenomenon virtually impossible to explain in terms of Pythagoras’s scheme of purely patrilineal heredity.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee