to the core
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“That outcome is unacceptable and runs counter to the core of what this office stands for,” said Juan Pablo Cervantes, county clerk-recorder and registrar of voters, in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
We humans are visual creatures to the core with a strong desire for instant gratification.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
"We can't get to the cores of Earth or Mars or Venus, but maybe we can get to the core of an early asteroid."
From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026
Such a scenario could trigger a massive upheaval that shakes the economic, political and cultural foundations of the country to the core.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026
It was dignity I wanted to make an appeal for—the idea that as a nation we might hold on to the core thing that had sustained my family, going back generations.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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