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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For an awards ceremony mostly honoring the usual suspects of the season (with welcome surprises — Martin Short!—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025 -
Conditions are expected to be mostly cloudy with a high of 59.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Social practice art in Latin America existed mainly through the efforts of small, noncommercial, artist-run initiatives within the fractious context of political agitation and protest.—
Fabiola Iza,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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Now, the Rams will need to be savvy about drafting young talent through the draft and picking up some solid additions in free agency, mainly on the offensive line.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Taiwan produces about 90 percent of the world’s most advanced chips, largely through the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.—
Jennifer Kavanagh,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The core of the show – largely shot in ravishing Sicilian locations – revolves around patriarch Don Fabrizio, who is faced with a difficult choice.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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However, spending has outpaced the constitutional spending cap, particularly as mandatory costs — chiefly Medicaid — have skyrocketed past earlier projections.—
Nick Coltrain,
The Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2025
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Yet details of the other cost-cutting measures in the club’s ‘transformation plan’ had already slipped out, chiefly the changes to the club’s provision of food for employees.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The case was written up in the Mexican media with indignation (primarily highlighting the work’s political incorrectness), and countless local outlets derided Gallardo with xenophobic condescension.—
Fabiola Iza,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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Kyle Orland Senior Gaming Editor Kyle Orland has been the Senior Gaming Editor at Ars Technica since 2012, writing primarily about the business, tech, and culture behind video games.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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But there were concerns predominantly around funding the team at such a volatile time in college athletics, with the landmark $2.8 billion class-action settlement that — if approved — would significantly increase the athletic department’s expenses.—
Hailey Salvian,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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The oil price cap was heavily criticized when it was first deployed in December 2022 as being too easy for Russia to work around and designed predominantly to maintain the flow of the country's oil and fuels.—
Donato Paolo Mancini Bloomberg,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Not by much—performance was generally fine, but with more visible stutters.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
28 Feb. 2025
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Influencing Bitcoin’s Correlation with Liquidity While bitcoin generally follows liquidity trends, its price movements also depend on timing, bitcoin-specific events, and its own internal liquidity dynamics.—
Marie Poteriaieva,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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One project, spearheaded by a staffer now on administrative leave, according to Ortiz, sought to relocate a wastewater treatment plant in Richwood, W.V., that has been basically inoperable since a 2016 flood.—
Alana Semuels,
TIME,
25 Feb. 2025
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Garcia said Lopez is basically offering only a stick, and no carrot.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Substantially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substantially. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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