Your child does not need to get their liquids exclusively from
just
liquids.
—
Rebecca Rakowitz,
Parents
, 17 Aug. 2023
In two studies published earlier this year, led by the university, authors found users can be identified using
just
minutes of their head and hand movements.
—
Julia Musto,
Fox News
, 11 Aug. 2023
This paint comes in either a satin finish or a semi-gloss, and both types clean up easily with
just
soap and water.
—
L. Daniela Alvarez,
Better Homes & Gardens
, 31 July 2023
The big stock swings show how many investors are more fixated on U.S. corporations' financial results, rather than broader concerns about interest rates and the economy that loomed large
just
months ago.
—
WSJ
, 28 July 2023
The members of the three congregations that had been meeting for services in the Tree of Life synagogue on that gray and drizzly Sabbath morning in Pittsburgh have never come to a consensus about whether a death sentence would be a
just
outcome.
—
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs,
New York Times
, 2 Aug. 2023
Denver’s new mayor assumed office this month with a sweeping agenda to house two-thirds of the city’s growing unsheltered population in
just
months.
—
Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff,
Washington Post
, 31 July 2023
However, a union that represents Ohio police officers argues that Speakman was terminated without
just
cause.
—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC News
, 27 July 2023
Twenty-six percent back the issue, while 17% are undecided with
just
weeks to go before the Aug. 8 election.
—
Haley Bemiller,
The Enquirer
, 20 July 2023
There was one thing that
just
broke the camel's back.
—
Stephanie Wenger,
Peoplemag
, 19 Aug. 2023
Some 45 police officers secured the perimeter of Arévalo’s rally
just
outside the walls of a school in the city center.
—
USA TODAY
, 19 Aug. 2023
In addition to the physical features including ramps, accessible entrances and bathrooms, and wide elevators,
just
to name a few, technology will undoubtedly have an impact on universal accessibility.
—
Anastasia Nisenbaum,
Rolling Stone
, 18 Aug. 2023
Among the areas to swelter was the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands, a popular tourist destination in the Atlantic Ocean
just
west of Morocco, where temperatures have soared above 100 degrees in some areas.
—
Isabella Kwai,
BostonGlobe.com
, 18 Aug. 2023
According to data from Sports Card Investor, a PSA 10 could be had for
just
over $100 on July 31.
—
Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com,
al
, 18 Aug. 2023
Officers were called
just
before 11 p.m. to the scene of the collision on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in the area of Route 32, near the Patuxent Fairway Exit 10, in Anne Arundel County.
—
Lilly Price,
Baltimore Sun
, 6 Aug. 2023
Read full article The Sox (57-54) entered the weekend
just
two games back of the Blue Jays for the third wild-card spot despite dropping consecutive series to the Giants and Mariners.
—
Julian McWilliams,
BostonGlobe.com
, 6 Aug. 2023
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Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined at
sense 1a
Adverb
15th century, in the meaning defined at
sense 1a
The first known use of
just
was
in the 14th century
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one's heart is (just) not in something
not just a
/
another pretty face
wait
/
just a minute
would just as soon
wait
/
just a moment
just so
just someone's luck
just friends
(just) for kicks
just about
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one's heart is (just) not in something
not just a
/
another pretty face
wait
/
just a minute
would just as soon
wait
/
just a moment
just so
just someone's luck
just friends
(just) for kicks
just about
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“Just.”
Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary
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