drily
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As Mr. Van de Ven drily notes, “this would mark the high point of Marshall’s peacemaking in Asia.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
"We're still having some fun conversations about this internally," he says drily.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
As the Times drily put it, “To say that Mr. Ahmadinejad was an unusual choice would be a vast understatement.”
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
“If the water starts rolling up on us, well, somebody will probably run,” he noted drily.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2025
I swallow drily, and Nessie appears just then.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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