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the weather this month has been mostly mild
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The conmen target people mostly in their 20s, and reported locations for their illicit activity include Central Park, the World Trade Center, West Village, Wall Street, Chelsea, Hells Kitchen, Midtown, Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights.
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
That could be yet another disruption to an automotive industry that relies on cars mostly heading to the junkyard after 15 years.
—James Morris, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians were killed, many of them civilians, and mostly by the Syrian military.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
The polling data tell us that the election was mostly about the economy.
—Randall Stephenson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Dec. 2024
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
That could be yet another disruption to an automotive industry that relies on cars mostly heading to the junkyard after 15 years.
—James Morris, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians were killed, many of them civilians, and mostly by the Syrian military.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
The polling data tell us that the election was mostly about the economy.
—Randall Stephenson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Mostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mostly. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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