dearly
Britishadverb
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very much
I would dearly like you to go
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affectionately
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at a great cost
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Farmers and manufacturers and ordinary Californians could hardly move freight or ride the rails without SP — and paid dearly for this monopoly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
But it was his loose pass at Everton late last season which cost City dearly in the title race, drawing that game and losing the impetus to eventual champions Arsenal.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
In the past, that has cost the company dearly, though perhaps not enough.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The National Museum of China holds a smaller example of this type dearly enough to have declared it a national treasure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
I saw it dearly as it passed between the moon and me.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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