by and large

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Recent Examples of by and large And the data shows that, by and large, today’s hunters are killing older, more mature bucks, and letting younger bucks walk. Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 23 Jan. 2025 Trump had faced a number of investigations and court cases that by and large disappeared following the High Court ruling. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 Claims of bias against what are by and large dedicated journalists and fact-checkers striving to hit as close to the mark of truth as is possible are often simple acknowledgements that one movement is more in the business of falsehoods, yet these claims are now coming from Zuckerberg himself. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025 These are, by and large, simple updates of last year's models. Brian Westover, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for by and large 
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Adverb
  • Those efforts have helped streamline BuzzFeed's publishing business to focus on digital assets (BuzzFeed, HuffPost and Tasty) that monetize mostly through advertising and affiliate marketing.
    Sara Fischer, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Heavily wooded areas are accustomed to more frequent fires, which mostly burned at low intensity, clearing the debris and vegetation on the forest floor without killing the larger trees.
    Lauren Sommer, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • It’s mainly established that Kate and Jaclyn lead happy and fulfilling lives — on the surface anyway — while Laurie is struggling in some as-yet-unspecified way.
    Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
  • At the company’s direction, Malone said, their model mainly compared Zolgensma to the only other SMA treatment then on the market, a chronic treatment called Spinraza.
    Robin Fields, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • The company has billions in government contracts, primarily with NASA and the Pentagon.
    April Rubin, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Matthews, who started 11 of his 19 winter ball games at second base, impressed Espada with his ability to handle the position, unsurprising for a player who was primarily a collegiate shortstop at Nebraska.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • It is specifically engineered to monitor solar activity, and chiefly keeps an eye on the sun's corona — the outermost layer of its atmosphere — to help scientists forecast space weather that could affect Earth.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Grier is chiefly responsible for bringing in draftees and free agents to help the team go far, but that has not been the case.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • All of these factors can worsen dryness too, but the point is that dehydration really isn’t chronic—it’s largely influenced by external stuff.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 11 Feb. 2025
  • While some studies suggest eating chocolate benefits heart health, the research is largely inconclusive.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 11 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • His triggers are people (predominantly men), dogs and large objects.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The small private school is the state's only predominantly Black institution.
    Arika Herron, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • But those losers would get new jobs in a growing economy and basically everything would ultimately be fine.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
  • In addition to rocking some of our favorite red carpet looks (her 2025 Grammys gown was truly one for the books), her Instagram is basically a shopping guide.
    Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2025

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