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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Another is that fires are becoming more destructive, in large measure owing to climate change.
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
Canada's culture in large measure has defined itself as being not American and as a more socially progressive society than south of the border.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
Canada's culture in large measure has defined itself as being not American and as a more socially progressive society than south of the border.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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“In large measure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20large%20measure. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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