as in fundamentally
by natural character or ability
the judge's observation that women are not inherently better at parenting than men
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Trump's position has been known for months, and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's announcements Wednesday did not fundamentally change it.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2025 -
There was no talk of abandoning or fundamentally restructuring NATO and the European security system.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2025
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The film, naturally enough, has touched a national nerve: modern-day Spain was forged by Spaniards emigrating from villages to its big cities within living memory, largely over 1950-80.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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King Leopold naturally repainted this car in Belgium's national racing colors of black with a yellow stripe ... and clearly drove it a lot.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Related Articles As President Trump’s ICE raids ramp up, here’s how immigration enforcement has changed Deportation flights from the US to Colombia resume after diplomatic spat The criminal organizations under ICE’s jurisdiction are intrinsically linked to these major crimes.—
John Fabbricatore,
The Denver Post,
30 Jan. 2025
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At Hidden Barn, her title is now master blender, so she is intrinsically involved in blending together the various barrels of bourbon that were distilled at the Neeley Family Distillery.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
31 Dec. 2024
Adverb
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But those losers would get new jobs in a growing economy and basically everything would ultimately be fine.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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In addition to rocking some of our favorite red carpet looks (her 2025 Grammys gown was truly one for the books), her Instagram is basically a shopping guide.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
11 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Hopefully Jenn realizes that besides the UCLA road game last season which is essentially a home game that the team went 0-4 in road games.—
Antonio Morales,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Back in the outside world, Devon (Jen Tullock) questions why Ricken (Michael Chernus) is essentially writing Lumon propaganda, and Outie Irving formally connects with Outie Burt (Christopher Walken).—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Inherently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inherently. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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