meaningfully
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"Following the rejection of three proposals by the EasyJet Board, and given its unwillingness to engage meaningfully, Castlelake is announcing this Third Proposal to enable EasyJet shareholders to consider its merits," Castlelake said.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
The measure’s reforms “will take time to meaningfully affect housing affordability and will not resolve voter frustration in that area,” they said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
In private and in public, Huang has played down Google’s ability to meaningfully compete with his company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
It was only in May that Chinese users began to meaningfully pull from the nation’s various crude inventories, starting at around 500,000 barrels a day, according to maritime risk and intelligence firm Vortexa.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
“There are some who seem to find it possible,” remarked the minister, staring meaningfully at a ceiling beam.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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