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Algorithmic stablecoins, mercifully, died long ago by their own hand.
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Sean Lee, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Election season is mercifully over but Courtland Sutton took a couple of minutes at his locker Monday night to stump.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
When Luke’s obnoxious friend Garrett (Ed Oxenbould) arrives unannounced, the tension is mercifully broken….
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
An open date mercifully arrived after a two-touchdown win Sept. 21 at rebuilding and moribund Mississippi State.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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Sean Lee, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Election season is mercifully over but Courtland Sutton took a couple of minutes at his locker Monday night to stump.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
When Luke’s obnoxious friend Garrett (Ed Oxenbould) arrives unannounced, the tension is mercifully broken….
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
An open date mercifully arrived after a two-touchdown win Sept. 21 at rebuilding and moribund Mississippi State.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Mercifully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercifully. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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