as in basically
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Here’s what happened: The federal government instructed Citibank to reverse an $80 million Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfer, essentially pulling back an electronic payment.
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Linda Levy, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025
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
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
Why the scrappy indie bet on Bong Joon Ho
Feb. 10, 2020
After essentially sticking to the same packaging for its first four years, Neon reimagined the box in 2021, creating specific design elements for individual movies in that year’s slate.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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Linda Levy, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025
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
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
Why the scrappy indie bet on Bong Joon Ho
Feb. 10, 2020
After essentially sticking to the same packaging for its first four years, Neon reimagined the box in 2021, creating specific design elements for individual movies in that year’s slate.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Essentially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essentially. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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