in large measure
idiom
: not entirely but mostly : largely
The economy is based in large measure on farming.
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During and after the COVID-19 pandemic public spending soared, in large measure using many billions of dollars in federal disaster aid.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Chevron, the American oil giant that was allowed to operate in Venezuela in large measure to get its considerable debts repaid by the Venezuelan government, will now see its license revoked.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
The massive redeployment of HSI agents was also recommended by Project 2025, the sweeping and controversial policy blueprint for Trump's second term that Trump distanced himself from on the campaign trail but has since adopted in large measure.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
Another is that fires are becoming more destructive, in large measure owing to climate change.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Chevron, the American oil giant that was allowed to operate in Venezuela in large measure to get its considerable debts repaid by the Venezuelan government, will now see its license revoked.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
The massive redeployment of HSI agents was also recommended by Project 2025, the sweeping and controversial policy blueprint for Trump's second term that Trump distanced himself from on the campaign trail but has since adopted in large measure.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
Another is that fires are becoming more destructive, in large measure owing to climate change.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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“In large measure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20large%20measure. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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