essentially
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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Employment has been essentially flat for the past year, meaning workers don’t have a large cushion for rising prices.
From Barron's
Employment has been essentially flat for the past year, meaning workers don’t have a large cushion for rising prices.
From Barron's
The first attempt in 1872 contained 17 questions and was essentially a house register - recording who lived where, along with basic markers such as age, religion, caste and occupation.
From BBC
"We were given a piece of A4 paper, and essentially told to make the most of the time we had."
From BBC
But rather than equity ownership, with voting rights and traditional regulatory protections, the Kraken product is essentially a synthetic token backed by a stock.
From Barron's
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