in large part
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: not entirely but mostly : largely
The success of the play was in large part due to the director.
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Dec. 2024
Suncor Energy has invested $1.5 billion in the Commerce City refinery since taking ownership in 2005, in large part to reduce its pollution, Maestas said.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 12 Dec. 2024
And this potential acceptance of a rebuild in Houston is due in large part to their lack of long-term contracts given out.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Yet it’s experienced a renaissance of its own over the past decade, thanks in large part to director Glenn Casale and his design team.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2024
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“In large part.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20large%20part. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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