just as
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In precisely the same way as. For example, He's signing his name just as he's always done it . [Early 1600s]
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Also, just so . To the same degree as. For example, Jim's running just as fast as his friend , or He intended to give them just so much work as they could do in a day . [Late 1600s] Also see just so .
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The trend is just as pronounced for the S&P 500, the companies most people invest in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
He’d recently visited L.A., had fallen just as in love with it as I had, and asked about my thoughts on the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
He and other commissioners said the structure fulfils a 100-year plan to build a monumental work on Columbia Island, just as Congress and various commissions intended.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
“Institutional investors have stepped back just as retail and systematic are selling aggressively. These are the kind of flow dynamics we rarely see outside periods of genuine market stress,” Patel wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
“Now eat,” she commands us both just as her phone chirps from the depths of her bag.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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