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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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Ever since, their personal and professional journeys have crossed paths repeatedly, from vacations around the Mediterranean duly documented on social media to Rivière fronting Aquazzura’s resort 2022 campaign.
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Sandra Salibian, WWD, 9 Sep. 2024
Popular on Variety When confirmation duly arrived — right on schedule — that Oasis would play a reunion tour in thesummer of 2025, all hell broke loose.
—Mark Sutherland, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
The stalker is duly identified as Lao Wu (Lee Kang-sheng), an undermanager in the local supermarket.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
The allegations made by Hindenburg Research against the Adani Group have been duly investigated, SEBI said
India’s top court in January ordered the market regulator to wrap up its investigation quickly and said that no further probes into the group were needed.
—Reuters, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
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Sandra Salibian, WWD, 9 Sep. 2024
Popular on Variety When confirmation duly arrived — right on schedule — that Oasis would play a reunion tour in thesummer of 2025, all hell broke loose.
—Mark Sutherland, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
The stalker is duly identified as Lao Wu (Lee Kang-sheng), an undermanager in the local supermarket.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
The allegations made by Hindenburg Research against the Adani Group have been duly investigated, SEBI said
India’s top court in January ordered the market regulator to wrap up its investigation quickly and said that no further probes into the group were needed.
—Reuters, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Duly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duly. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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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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