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Google’s glasses run Android apps, essentially taking a lot of stuff that currently lives on a smartphone—maps, texting, news feeds—and putting it directly in front of your eyeballs.
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Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
While the position has always been given to a House member, the lack of ruling essentially means that anyone who meets the requirements for the office may be considered for nomination.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
After three year old Lucy Branson got a Polly Pocket doll shoe stuck up her nose, her family was charged about $2,659 for an ER doctor to fish it out with forceps — essentially a long pair of tweezers.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
That's essentially the story of cannabis in the past 20 years.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
While the position has always been given to a House member, the lack of ruling essentially means that anyone who meets the requirements for the office may be considered for nomination.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
After three year old Lucy Branson got a Polly Pocket doll shoe stuck up her nose, her family was charged about $2,659 for an ER doctor to fish it out with forceps — essentially a long pair of tweezers.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
That's essentially the story of cannabis in the past 20 years.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Essentially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essentially. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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