to a greater/lesser degree/extent
idiom
—used to describe the effect or importance of something in relation to something else
This new tax affects the middle class and, to a lesser extent/degree, the rich.
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Unfortunately for Microsoft, the Copilot+ PC program (and, to a lesser extent, the 24H2 update) has become mostly synonymous with the Recall screen recording feature.
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Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 18 June 2024
Donte DiVincenzo is a likely lock to retain his status as the starting two and play big minutes for the rest of the season, which leaves Bogdanovic, Burks, McBride, Achiuwa, Sims and, to a lesser extent, Milton, vying for the final three spots in Thibodeau’s nine-man playoff rotation.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2024
On the African continent, ISIS affiliates can be found in Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia in North Africa; Mali, Nigeria, and some of their West African neighbors; Somalia; and, to a lesser extent, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mozambique.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
Footwell intrusion was also seen in the passenger-side test to a lesser degree, IIHS found.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 6 June 2024
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Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 18 June 2024
Donte DiVincenzo is a likely lock to retain his status as the starting two and play big minutes for the rest of the season, which leaves Bogdanovic, Burks, McBride, Achiuwa, Sims and, to a lesser extent, Milton, vying for the final three spots in Thibodeau’s nine-man playoff rotation.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2024
On the African continent, ISIS affiliates can be found in Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia in North Africa; Mali, Nigeria, and some of their West African neighbors; Somalia; and, to a lesser extent, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mozambique.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
Footwell intrusion was also seen in the passenger-side test to a lesser degree, IIHS found.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 6 June 2024
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