as in mostly
for the most part
you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing
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Tesla has focused mainly on advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) for consumer vehicles rather than robotaxis.
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Wednesday night: There will be a chance of snow showers, mainly before 10 p.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low of around 20.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
To address those concerns, Kroger and Albertsons proposed selling 579 of their stores to another company, C&S Wholesale Grocers, including 63 stores in California, mainly in Southern California.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The Alawite minority, concentrated mainly on the Mediterranean coast, has now suddenly found itself out of power and potentially more vulnerable.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Wednesday night: There will be a chance of snow showers, mainly before 10 p.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low of around 20.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
To address those concerns, Kroger and Albertsons proposed selling 579 of their stores to another company, C&S Wholesale Grocers, including 63 stores in California, mainly in Southern California.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The Alawite minority, concentrated mainly on the Mediterranean coast, has now suddenly found itself out of power and potentially more vulnerable.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
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The polling data tell us that the election was mostly about the economy.Randall Stephenson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Dec. 2024
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The trailer is mostly a montage of Los Angeles palm trees and lavish offices with men and women in stylish suits (obviously).Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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His decision, the person said, stemmed primarily from concerns about his development under Riley and wide receivers coach Dennis Simmons.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Watch as rare white orca is spotted swimming off the California coast Nat Geo drops stunning photos for 2024 'Pictures of the Year': See the images What is bird flu? Bird flu is a disease caused by a family of flu viruses primarily transmitted among birds.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Brian Peck, adjunct assistant professor of international trade law at USC, recently told CBS News that the new administration could instead use tariffs chiefly as a tool for negotiating leverage in trade talks.Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
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The effect was found chiefly in people prone to concentrate fluoride in their bones, such as those with kidney disease.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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The food dye, which is largely banned in the European Union, has for years drawn the ire of advocates, public health groups and lawmakers due to scientific studies linking it to health issues.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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The $3 billion program would be funded by surplus sales tax revenues, largely driven by inflation's impact on consumer prices.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Ice had predominantly turned into freezing rain by Saturday evening, but roads in eastern Iowa were still at least partially blanketed by ice or snow, the forecasters said.CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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The Turkestan Islamic Party is primarily comprised of Uyghurs, a Turkic-speaking and largely Muslim ethnic group hailing predominantly from the sprawling northwestern Chinese province of Xinjiang.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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This means that Teste consecrates himself to a basically hypothetical existence.Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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This is basically a hard charging race ski modified for all conditions, with a 78cm waist and much wider 128mm tip that greatly helps initiate turns in powder.Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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As is usually the case, alcohol is still generally cheaper at home than in bars and restaurants, and beer remains lower-priced than many liquors.Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Two of those 10 teams won the Super Bowl: the 1986 New York Giants (nine wins of seven or fewer points) and the 2015 Denver Broncos (in the year where Peyton Manning was injured, benched briefly and generally ineffective).Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainly. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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