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commercially

American  
[kuh-mur-shuh-lee] / kəˈmɜr ʃə li /

adverb

  1. in a way that involves or relates to commerce.

  2. in a way that caters to business rather than private use.

  3. on a channel or platform paid for by advertisers.


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Last year, it produced the first dysprosium and terbium available commercially outside China in decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

However, he points out that some farmers might be uneasy about sharing commercially sensitive information about their growing strategies, such as fertiliser and irrigation plans, with third parties and AI models.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The focus on open-weight models, or those whose parameters are public and available to be run and adjusted by other developers, makes sense commercially, she said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

Regardless of what happens with “Misty Green” commercially or throughout awards season, Eleazar will continue tending her steady climb.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Mammachi had started making pickles commercially soon after Pappachi retired from Government service in Delhi and came to live in Ayemenem.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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