as in mostly
for the most part
you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing
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While the forecast says Detroit will be mainly dry, much of the state is set for wet, dreary conditions on Election Day, according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2024
The forecast for Tuesday in Northwest Arkansas is a 30% chance of showers mainly from 9 a.m. to noon.
—Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Revenue for the media segment – mainly comprised of NBCUniversal – was up nearly 37% to $8.23 billion, largely due to the Olympics.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
The company has said that Apple Intelligence will launch in the U.S. this fall, but there is no clear timeline as to when it will be released in China, mainly due to more complicated regulation in the country.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2024
The forecast for Tuesday in Northwest Arkansas is a 30% chance of showers mainly from 9 a.m. to noon.
—Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Revenue for the media segment – mainly comprised of NBCUniversal – was up nearly 37% to $8.23 billion, largely due to the Olympics.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
The company has said that Apple Intelligence will launch in the U.S. this fall, but there is no clear timeline as to when it will be released in China, mainly due to more complicated regulation in the country.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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In a study published on November 14th in Geochemical Perspective Letters, the experts explained that isotopic dating and analysis provides chemical evidence that the Lafayette Meteorite mostly likely interacted with liquid water while the rock first formed roughly 742 million years ago.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Those just visiting Charlottetown will enjoy wandering around a charming, mostly flat town with ample restaurants, bookshops and other attractions.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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They were primarily descended from a group of eastern Mediterranean immigrants.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Before that, Becca was a staff writer at The Week, primarily contributing to Speed Reads.Becca Stanek, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Such activity is typical during election seasons, chiefly in competitive purple states across the Rust Belt and Sun Belt.Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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In the days following the murder, all of Lennon’s possessions were meticulously cataloged in a thousand-page inventory and placed in storage, chiefly in the warren of apartments that Ono retained at the Dakota.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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In New Jersey, more than 500 fires have started since Oct. 1, largely because of abnormally dry conditions.Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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But Grant Fondo — an attorney with the Goodwin Procter firm who is part of Becker’s five-person, largely pro-bono legal team — tried to poke holes in Chandhok’s testimony, pointing to a series of emails from October 2022.Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Portland cement — the most common type, developed in the early 19th century — is made predominantly of a substance called clinker.Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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However, as the 2024 election approached, Rogan's stance shifted, perhaps influenced by Trump's campaign push to reach younger, predominantly male voters who view Rogan's podcast as an alternative to traditional mainstream media.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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What an opportunity getting to play someone who is steely and strong and manipulative and just bad, basically.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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So the reader has to imagine that basically there are ballots in a box somewhere.Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
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Overall and perhaps unsurprisingly, many of the best cities for middle class families to live in are concentrated in the Southwest, South and Midwest, where the cost of living is generally lower than the rest of the country.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sips and Sunsets Kids and traditional happy hours at resort bars are generally a mismatch, but no need to gaze longingly at a bar below from a guestroom balcony.Margaux Lushing, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainly. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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