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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The birthright citizenship reinterpretation could, for instance, fundamentally change the rules for new parents to register their babies and for all U.S. citizens to apply for passports.—
Rafael Bernal,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025 -
But the broad themes were fundamentally Trumpian, setting himself up as a national savior.—
Bill Barrow,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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And naturally, the nightmare of sitting under the bleachers next to Michaels as one of your babies falls flat on its face during the Saturday-night dry run is like a devastating body blow to the ego.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
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The hormone estrogen, which helps reduce inflammation and maintain cartilage, naturally decreases as women hit menopause.—
Jennifer Shanker,
Flow Space,
16 Jan. 2025
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Not only is designing, building and maintaining a secure data pipeline intrinsically tricky, but analytics and engineering teams also contend with competing priorities and do not specialize in security and governance.—
Taylor Brown,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Research suggests intrinsically motivated people are less likely to quit than their extrinsically motivated counterparts.—
Noma Nazish,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
Adverb
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All this is to say: The possibilities with the dish are basically endless.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
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Stay Resilient Like Elphaba Elphaba's storyline is basically one obstacle after another.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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McDaniels stood in the corner, Reid floated out on the left wing and Conley ended up essentially in the dunker spot to the left of the rim.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Shakespeare’s comedies often behave similarly, culminating in scenes of harmony that the playwright has essentially magicked up.—
Laura Collins-Hughes,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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