just so
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Precisely in that way, very carefully and appropriately, as in The children had to be dressed just so for their aunt's wedding . [Mid-1700s]
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I agree, that is correct, as in The house was a mess.—Just so; I told her to clean the place up . [Mid-1700s]
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See just as , def. 2.
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See as long as , def. 3.
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“I think just from top to bottom there are just so many images and quotes from the script that just stick in your mind long after you’ve seen the movie,” LaSane said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
“If you ever get one that will dance around the burrow for you, I mean, that changes your life forever because it’s just so funny.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
“We don’t know who to believe anymore, and there are just so many lies out there,” McGowan said in an interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
It just so happened that the death cross appeared on the same day that the selloff bottomed out.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
I couldn’t fathom May taking the trouble of dying just so she could go to Ohio.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
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