in large measure
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: not entirely but mostly : largely
The economy is based in large measure on farming.
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Likely included within that category were some Middle Eastern and Arab American voters, a group that has traditionally voted for Democrats, but whose support fractured this year, in large measure because of the Biden administration's response to the Israel-Hamas war.
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Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
Their new strategic position will be enabled in large measure by Democratic failures.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
These demographic shifts are, in large measure, the reason why some states, like Ohio and Iowa, are no longer swing states — and why some have come on the map, like Georgia and Arizona.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
If negotiations take place, the likelihood of their success will depend in large measure upon recent battlefield activity having revealed one side’s superiority and both belligerents accepting that a settlement will be truly enforceable.
—Eric Min, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2024
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Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
Their new strategic position will be enabled in large measure by Democratic failures.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
These demographic shifts are, in large measure, the reason why some states, like Ohio and Iowa, are no longer swing states — and why some have come on the map, like Georgia and Arizona.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
If negotiations take place, the likelihood of their success will depend in large measure upon recent battlefield activity having revealed one side’s superiority and both belligerents accepting that a settlement will be truly enforceable.
—Eric Min, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2024
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“In large measure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20large%20measure. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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