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ultimate
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ultimate
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ultimately
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishultimatelyul‧ti‧mate‧ly /ˈʌltəmətli/●くろまる●くろまる○しろまるW3AWL adverbENDfinally, after everything else has been done or considered[sentence adverb]Ultimately, the decision rests with the child’s parents.a long but ultimately successful campaignExamples from the Corpusultimately• The gene they ultimatelyisolated is the blueprint for a protein called the alpha-7 nicotinic cholinergic receptor.• They ultimately sent 15 ambulances to the auditorium, at GrandAvenue and Washington Boulevard.• As long as all the amino acids are present, all protein is ultimately the same.• He believed that ultimately, Timex would have to sit down, negotiate, and take the workers back.• Thus began the process which eventually led to the peasantsceasing to sowgrain and ultimately to the New EconomicPolicy.• The ultimatelyunknown and the ultimately powerful, it is the source of all beings.• However, league and player representatives ultimately will decide the issue.• Even when the notation of early scores is open to interpretativeprejudice, one must still ultimately work from a preparedtext.• Ultimately, you'll have to decide for yourself.