as in right
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
a line that is squarely in the middle
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With this week’s decline, the S & P 500 has fallen squarely into a correction, defined as a drop of 10% from a recent peak.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
In their rush to manage expectations on Tuesday, Republicans have placed the blame squarely on Fine, with some questioning his effectiveness as a candidate.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2025
But this time much of it has been aimed squarely at Mr. Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The current proposal calls for the committee overseeing Medicaid and Medicare to extract $880 billion from its budget over the next decade — cuts that would fall squarely on Medicaid.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
In their rush to manage expectations on Tuesday, Republicans have placed the blame squarely on Fine, with some questioning his effectiveness as a candidate.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2025
But this time much of it has been aimed squarely at Mr. Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The current proposal calls for the committee overseeing Medicaid and Medicare to extract $880 billion from its budget over the next decade — cuts that would fall squarely on Medicaid.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Squarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squarely. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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