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by and large, that information is accurate
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Recent Examples of by and large
But by and large, risk — the idea of a company spending real money on a vision without an immediately obvious commercial upside — is dying.
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Central banks, by and large, have one overarching mandate: to ensure price stability and control inflation in a country.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
While migration diplomacy does work both ways, richer countries by and large have the upper hand.
—Nicholas R. Micinski, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
And the data shows that, by and large, today’s hunters are killing older, more mature bucks, and letting younger bucks walk.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 23 Jan. 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Central banks, by and large, have one overarching mandate: to ensure price stability and control inflation in a country.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
While migration diplomacy does work both ways, richer countries by and large have the upper hand.
—Nicholas R. Micinski, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
And the data shows that, by and large, today’s hunters are killing older, more mature bucks, and letting younger bucks walk.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for by and large
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This is a strategy that Google and Apple have also taken with their last flagship releases: mostly minimum hardware upgrades, but instead selling you on artificial intelligence.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Smith made all nine of his shots, mostly on back-door layups and short shots in the paint, as the Mustangs (19-12) shot 65% from the floor and 82% from the free-throw line.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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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
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The book is written primarily for young people, but of course adults will read it.—
John Blake,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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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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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
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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
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The indelible impact Assyrians have made on modern-day Iraq has largely been reduced to rubble.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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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
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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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“By and large.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/by%20and%20large. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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