ultimately
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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"I think if you asked any teacher here, both of them had such character and charisma, very cheeky but just ultimately, hearts of gold," she said.
From BBC
Shagawat explained that money the client planned to use within two years should stay liquid and accessible, so his client’s daughter ultimately kept those savings in a money market fund.
From Barron's
It was a long-awaited matchup between two of the biggest names in the boxing world that ultimately earned Mayweather the World Boxing Council, World Boxing Assn. and World Boxing Organization welterweight titles.
From Los Angeles Times
The administrator winding down Do Kwon’s Terraform Labs has sued Jane Street, alleging that the high-speed trading giant engaged in insider trading to profit unlawfully from and ultimately hasten the crypto empire’s collapse.
As in other strategic industries, America could end up leading in ideas and entrepreneurship while China leads in the big machines, infrastructure and trained workforce that ultimately determine who gets to high-gain fusion first.
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