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Discover LudwigThe phrase "hardly just" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to indicate that something is only just or barely true or possible. Example: "She had hardly just started her new job when she was promoted to manager." Here, "hardly just" emphasizes that she was promoted very soon after starting her job. Another example: "I can hardly just believe that the house was sold for such a low price." In this sentence, "hardly just" is used to express surprise or disbelief at the low price of the house.
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"It is hardly just the Beats.
And it's hardly just a local issue.
It's hardly just composers who revise.
He was hardly just any architect and engineer.
It is hardly just a black-and-white issue.
But the actors hardly just stand around mouthing them in spotlights.
Scientists cautioned then that optical invisibility was hardly just around the corner.
Nevertheless, I suggest, she has hardly just moved to Paris and become a housewife.
But in the theater, as in life, a kiss is hardly just a kiss.
The phenomenon is hardly just affecting current homeowners, or the already affluent.
But the problem with Obama's appointments is hardly just a matter of bad vision on Iraq.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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