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as in mostly
for the most part
the earth's surface is largely composed of water
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as in highly
to a large extent or degree
with this land purchase, the corporation largely increases its holdings in the area
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Breaking records is largely seen as a communal effort.
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Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2024
In the third quarter, a dive of 29.6 percent organic was largely due to a different timing in deliveries.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
While all were Democratic-Republicans, the party had internal divisions that would eventually split into a new party system by the 1828 election, and the votes in the House largely followed these cleavages.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
The militants took part in the decades-long Muslim separatist unrest in the southern Philippines, homeland of minority Muslims in the largely Roman Catholic nation.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2024
In the third quarter, a dive of 29.6 percent organic was largely due to a different timing in deliveries.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
While all were Democratic-Republicans, the party had internal divisions that would eventually split into a new party system by the 1828 election, and the votes in the House largely followed these cleavages.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
The militants took part in the decades-long Muslim separatist unrest in the southern Philippines, homeland of minority Muslims in the largely Roman Catholic nation.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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Trump has promised to deport 11 million people, mostly to Latin America — though experts are dubious that such a feat is even feasible.New York Times, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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This event was notable for its location in a mostly Democratic state and attracted thousands of supporters despite temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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Southwest Airlines is breathing easier today after announcing a deal with activist investor Elliott Investment. Between the lines: The settlement ends a highly public four-month fight and the prospect of a costly proxy battle.Pete Gannon, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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Perhaps Starboard could do without the occasional asides about removing CEOs at other companies, which ended up getting misquoted and misconstrued into highly disrespectful, unwarranted, and premature calls for Bourla’s removal.Owen Tripp, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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The company has said that Apple Intelligence will launch in the U.S. this fall, but there is no clear timeline as to when it will be released in China, mainly due to more complicated regulation in the country.Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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The cost cut is mainly due to lower coal and iron ore costs.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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One direction leads to Family, which will also be greatly blessed.Emily Longeretta, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
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Some of it has to do with his mother, who passed away in 2019 and whose loss still affects him greatly.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
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The School Board District primarily includes Garfield Ridge, Clearing, West Lawn, Ashburn, Chicago Lawn and New City, but also touches portions of the West Elsdon, Gage Park, Brighton Park, McKinley Park, Bridgeport, Armour Square, Douglas, Near South Side, Printers Row and Loop neighborhoods.Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024
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The goal of daylight saving time is to ensure more daylight hours in a day for a number of reasons, but primarily to save energy.Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 25 Oct. 2024
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What's next: The startup expects to manufacture 12,000 cells next year, chiefly for defense and aerospace clients, plus industrial tools makers and drone companies.Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
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Housing production results from a complex mix of private and public factors, including material and labor costs, and land-use regulations that are chiefly governed at the local and state levels.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
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This is, to put it mildly, totally and utterly absurd.Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Obst was widely credited with rescuing the all-female Western Bad Girls (1994) — starring Madeleine Stowe, Andie MacDowell, Mary Stuart Masterson and Drew Barrymore — from an utterly calamitous shoot.Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
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The current rich list predominantly comprises entrepreneurs from the technology, consumer electronics and new energy space, from what used to be dominated by real estate developers, Hoogewerf noted.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
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So O’Malley and his team fled the East Coast for a sparkling new facility being built in L.A., above the flattened remains of the predominantly Mexican American neighborhood known as Chavez Ravine.Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Largely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/largely. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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