as in partially
in some measure or degree
you're only partly right
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This is partly because organizations often fall prey to James Meindl’s ‘The Romance of Leadership’ theory, which argues that people over-attribute organizational success to the actions of individual leaders (and failure is the result of chance, bad luck, and magic).
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Dave Winsborough, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Saturday is forecast to be partly sunny with a high near 64 and a low of 43.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025
Their host countries partly offset the cost of supporting these troops, and the United States should maintain them—and be prepared to send reinforcements if necessary.
—Michael E. O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
The six-episode series, co-produced by Ram and Amita Madhvani, was born partly from a traumatic encounter that has haunted the filmmaker for decades.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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Dave Winsborough, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Saturday is forecast to be partly sunny with a high near 64 and a low of 43.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025
Their host countries partly offset the cost of supporting these troops, and the United States should maintain them—and be prepared to send reinforcements if necessary.
—Michael E. O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
The six-episode series, co-produced by Ram and Amita Madhvani, was born partly from a traumatic encounter that has haunted the filmmaker for decades.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partly. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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