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They were duly impressed by her speech.
The objections were duly noted.
The singer duly appeared back on stage for an encore.
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So as the year turned, Olmo and Victor were duly removed from the official list of Barcelona players on La Liga’s website.
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Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
The president-elect duly made that a key campaign message, promising to enact a policy of mass deportation.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
The cash was duly secured, giving Soviet Jeans the chance to cut through in the Baltic nation.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
The release of the new teaser trailer for the new Superman movie duly to be released this summer has set the internet alight, with much of the discussion centered on the look and feel compared to Zack Snyders’s dark and moody take of the man of steel.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
The president-elect duly made that a key campaign message, promising to enact a policy of mass deportation.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
The cash was duly secured, giving Soviet Jeans the chance to cut through in the Baltic nation.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
The release of the new teaser trailer for the new Superman movie duly to be released this summer has set the internet alight, with much of the discussion centered on the look and feel compared to Zack Snyders’s dark and moody take of the man of steel.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Duly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duly. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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duly
adverb
du·ly
ˈd(y)ü-lē 
: in a due manner, time, or degree
Legal Definition
duly
adverb
du·ly
ˈdü-lē, ˈdyü-
: in a due manner or time
failed to duly deliver
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