somewhat

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Recent Examples of somewhat That rebounded somewhat after the stage version of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child proved to be a post-pandemic crowd pleaser. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025 Interestingly, this meme has been somewhat bipartisan, starting as a harsh mockery of Vance, but quickly embraced by Vance’s supporters as an endearing way to pay tribute to their Vice President. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 Trump’s actions also thawed relations with Canada somewhat, although outrage and uncertainty over the trade war remains. TIME, 8 Mar. 2025 Editor’s picks Now based in San Francisco, with occasional retreats to the Southern California desert, Mould admits to feeling somewhat more settled these days. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for somewhat
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Adverb
  • Yet another suggests hiring more controllers to train and work at understaffed facilities near home, rather than being assigned elsewhere in the country after initial training, as often happens. Follow the money: Higher pay and better scheduling are pretty much universal wants.
    Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
  • For all the debate around what people should eat, one thing pretty much everyone agrees on is that fruits and veggies are good for you.
    Rachel Sugar, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • Entering Spring Training, the starting rotation was expected to be Cole, Carlos Rodon, Marcus Stroman, Clarke Schmidt, and Nestor Cortes Jr. Despite Cole's injury, the rotation stayed relatively healthy, but the loss of their ace still led to Gil becoming the best rookie in the American League.
    Tyler Small, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Decline in childhood vaccinations in South Florida In South Florida, vaccination rates remained relatively steady over the past decade, hovering around the low- to mid-90% range.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • Kansas City is quite familiar with Tech’s hit song ‘Red Kingdom’ which quickly became the Kansas City Chief’s team anthem, often played at Arrowhead Stadium.
    J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Will Smith can always count on his family to have his back — quite literally!
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • The company has forged ahead with Gemini's expansion in the intervening months, making Assistant's demise rather unsurprising.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
  • This is not to say that every movie invites empathy, but rather that it can be found regardless of the aspects that make up the genre.
    Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • This fairly inconsistent exercise kept us on our toes, as different heights for the rams led to different levels of grip for the front and rear ends.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • A couple of major twists seem to come out of nowhere, and Mina’s plan for how to work with Ray and Manny gets fairly convoluted.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • Shohei Ohtani’s presence everywhere For any Chicago sports fans old enough to remember the height of Michael Jordan’s fame and popularity, that’s what Shohei Ohtani mania looks like around Tokyo.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The other alternative is a continuation of Friday’s rally that will eventually be strong enough to turn the A/D line analysis positive while moving the averages above key retracement resistance.
    Tom Aspray, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025

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