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: most importantly : principally, especially
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Adverb
our video collection consists chiefly of comedies, but we have a few horror movies
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Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
The Main Zenbook Updates: New Guts for the Duo and Zenbook 14
The Zenbook A14 has the most going for it as a unique proposition, given its price and quality level, while these next two are chiefly component refreshes on existing designs.
—Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Zoom in: The fund will back eight to 12 companies, writing first checks of $10 million to $20 million for chiefly Series B investments, Werner says.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 17 July 2024
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Adverb
The intelligence report, written chiefly by the CIA, appeared to close the book on Havana syndrome.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
The Main Zenbook Updates: New Guts for the Duo and Zenbook 14
The Zenbook A14 has the most going for it as a unique proposition, given its price and quality level, while these next two are chiefly component refreshes on existing designs.
—Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
The latest: Tamarack Global has backed nine companies through Fund II, investing $250,000 to $5 million for chiefly seed through Series A rounds.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Zoom in: The fund will back eight to 12 companies, writing first checks of $10 million to $20 million for chiefly Series B investments, Werner says.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 17 July 2024
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“Chiefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chiefly. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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