by any means
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Even then, I still wasn't expecting to play by any means.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
"At the moment, we are not a well-adapted UK by any means."
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
For now, there are still lots of sidelined families — but they are not locked out by any means.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
But rather than extricate themselves by any means short of actually calling the police, they sink deeper and deeper into an all-consuming situation, their efforts to survive becoming increasingly extreme, never mind unlikely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
It wasn’t a new sensation by any means, but that didn’t make it any less unsettling.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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