barely
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With the course barely wide enough for two riders to race shoulder-to-shoulder, it feels like the race is actually unfolding inside the restaurants that line the street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Everything was real and “in camera” and that she was so in the zone that she barely remembers any of it, only flashes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The 70-year-old plays up her personal story as the daughter of Jewish parents who she says "barely survived" the Holocaust before emigrating to Costa Rica.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Transfer fees keep smashing records, but relative to what clubs can actually afford, they have barely moved.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
And Lloyd too, though he was so small now, he could barely see into the coffin.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Vocabulary lists containing barely
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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Thirteen Reasons Why
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