Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
You use ~ when you are stating something that you expect the person who is listening to know already.
Obviously, they’ve had sponsorship from some big companies...
There are ~ exceptions to this.
= clearly
ADV: ADV with cl emphasis
2.
You use ~ to indicate that something is easily noticed, seen, or recognized.
They ~ appreciate you very much...
ADV: ADV with cl/group