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inherently

[in-her-uhnt-lee, -heer-] / ɪnˈhɛr ənt li, -ˈhɪər- /


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“I don’t think any of this would convince anyone who is inherently skeptical though.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Buybacks aren’t inherently bad; they’ve been phenomenally accretive for shareholders who stayed the course.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

“There is nothing inherently less productive about minority workers or minority managers,” the study says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

That’s more than just innocence: A plaintiff must demonstrate that an arrest was inherently unreasonable and that police lacked even a reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

“Aren’t rhetorical accusations of passive aggression inherently passive-aggressive?” my dad responded, and they went on like that for a while.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green




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