in large part
idiom
: not entirely but mostly : largely
The success of the play was in large part due to the director.
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Given that the Committee’s process is informed in large part by advanced ranking systems, the tournament’s chalk-heavy nature may also reflect the strength and consistency of the underlying metrics used to evaluate team quality.
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Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In Sierra Leone, the virus had spread so quickly, and killed so many people, in large part because the country’s health care system was so under-resourced.
—Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Washington has failed to keep pace, due in large part to limited capacity in shipyard space and insufficient workers in the US.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Philadelphia hung around in large part thanks to 29 points from both Lonnie Walker IV and Quentin Grimes.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
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Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In Sierra Leone, the virus had spread so quickly, and killed so many people, in large part because the country’s health care system was so under-resourced.
—Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Washington has failed to keep pace, due in large part to limited capacity in shipyard space and insufficient workers in the US.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Philadelphia hung around in large part thanks to 29 points from both Lonnie Walker IV and Quentin Grimes.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
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“In large part.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20large%20part. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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