to a degree
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“That is partly because the ocean temperatures are so warm off of Mexico,” he said, “that it’s helping the hurricane retain its structure and strength to a degree that wouldn’t normally be the case.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
But margins on sales are lower, and those manufacturers, to a degree, risk competing with themselves.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
El-Sayed has also tolerated controversy to a degree that Obama never did.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Thankfully, violence has been pushed to the periphery of most societies to a degree ancient and medieval people never conceived possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
He just giggled, exasperating Ammu to a degree she never thought herself capable of.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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