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The phrase "a very highly" is not correct in standard written English due to redundancy in the use of "very" and "highly" together.
It can be used in informal contexts, but it is generally better to choose one modifier for clarity and conciseness.
Example: "She is a very highly skilled professional" could be revised to "She is a highly skilled professional."
Alternatives: "extremely" or "exceptionally skilled."
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She's evolved into a very highly respected, influential industry leader".
"He is a very highly cued horse," she said.
"It's a very highly concentrated time of year.
"We're talking about a very highly motivated athlete," Phillips said then.
"We have a very highly educated work force, and they just can't seem to stop working".
"The further out you go, the Guggenheim is a very highly regarded institution," Mr. Krens said.
That would lead to a very highly seasoned kind of poem.
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But he's a very highly-trained actor, and most actors are not interested in becoming screenwriters.
Well, that's pretty much what's happened to F.lux - a very highly-regarded app that's now only available on jailbroken devices.
His "modest" collection is a very highly-curated mix of 2,000 albums, both old and new.
As such, I went through the list of business classes at Penn and found a very highly-rated professor who was teaching entrepreneurship.
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