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On Xbox, graphics occasionally render slowly in transitions from set pieces to live action; while mercifully rare, enemies can glitch between spaces with super speed.
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Matt Gardner, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Less mercifully, Brady was in the broadcast booth for Fox calling the Super Bowl rematch between the Chiefs and 49ers.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Her outfits are mercifully uncontaminated by everyday labor.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
In June there are midsommar festivals garlanded with wild flowers—mercifully unlike Midsommar, save for the maypoles that stand tall in nearly every village.
—Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
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Matt Gardner, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Less mercifully, Brady was in the broadcast booth for Fox calling the Super Bowl rematch between the Chiefs and 49ers.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Her outfits are mercifully uncontaminated by everyday labor.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
In June there are midsommar festivals garlanded with wild flowers—mercifully unlike Midsommar, save for the maypoles that stand tall in nearly every village.
—Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Mercifully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercifully. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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