fairly

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One seismic station in Venezuela observed what seemed to be “a fairly continuous event” between the two quakes, said Caltech geophysics professor Zhongwen Zhan, the director of the Caltech Seismological Laboratory, at Wednesday’s briefing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

"Last night I slept fairly well on the sofa, so no need to wander further downstairs to the hallway," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

In New York’s 10th District, former city comptroller Brad Lander trounced Rep. Dan Goldman, a fairly mainstream Democrat, by a whopping 31 points.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026

Burnham, who stepped down as mayor of Greater Manchester ahead of his parliamentary by-election victory last week, has been fairly vague regarding his economic intentions should he become premier.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

“I did fairly well on it for a while,” Bobby said, looking back, “but chess had more attraction and the accordion was pushed aside.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady