as in mostly
for the most part
the Little House books are substantially based on the memories of Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Giamatti plays Lawrence’s partner, Agent Jonathan Maxwell, mostly serving as the straight man to Big Momma.—
William Earl,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025 -
Development densities within the boundary are mostly limited to one home per five acres or one home per 10 acres.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Most of the developers of AI technologies are mainly focused on capabilities and performance, but more data and more compute won’t fix the bias issue.—
Reece Rogers,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
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Try These Two Easy Ways Flavor Gone are the days when instant was synonymous with weak coffee, bitter and astringent, and mainly made with Robusta beans instead of the preferred arabica.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Here’s what that means and what economics research suggests would be the impact By Meghan Bartels edited by Jeanna Bryner Confusion over tariffs has largely shaped the first months of President Donald Trump’s second term.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
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The timing of peak bloom varies each year, largely due to temperatures, with warmer temperatures leading to earlier peak blooms.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Around 65,000 moved to the U.S., chiefly to the East Coast; also to cities in western Pennsylvania and Ohio.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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The system is log-jammed here chiefly because there are too many bodies and too few pathologists and toxicologists to handle the load.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Greenwashing Greenwashing—the practice of misleading consumers about environmental efforts—was coined by environmentalist Jay Westerveld nearly 40 years ago, when hotels promoted towel reuse as an environmental initiative while primarily aiming to cut costs.—
Anjali Chaudhry,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The 5 Best Comforter Sets, According To Our Testing What Is Down? Down refers to the soft, fluffy undercoating found on waterfowl, primarily ducks and geese.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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With last summer’s signing Sander Berge acting predominantly as the sole pivot to instigate his side’s build-up, the remaining midfielders push forward to form a triangle on either side of him — typically Emile Smith Rowe on the left and either Sasa Lukic or Andreas Pereira on the right.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the final episode of When Life Gives You Tangerines, the precious agony of being alive is borne out in the death of Gwan-sik (played predominantly by Park Hae-joon in these final episodes), Ae-sun’s beloved husband and Geum-myeong and Eun-myeong’s dad.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Custom software, developed specifically for a client, is generally exempt from tax.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Then the design must be reviewed by the city’s historic preservation board, which can’t limit the scope of construction because of state pre-emptions, but retains authority to ensure the project is generally compatible with its historic neighbors.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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And, for the record, my muscles were basically non-existent.—
Lorena Meouchi,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
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Before that, there was basically nothing publicly linking him to this process or any other billion-dollar sports sale in the past.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Substantially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substantially. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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