as in mostly
for the most part
you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing
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Although financial compensation was important to cover medical bills and support their families, the women mainly wanted the truth exposed; at least 50 of them died before the trials concluded.
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Vanessa Armstrong, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
The news of Bowie’s death came as a shock, as the music icon only revealed his terminal diagnosis to his innermost circle — mainly family, close friends and a few colleagues.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Speaking skills are celebrated while listening is mainly ignored.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
As reported, the Labour government’s first budget, which takes effect in April, is a brutal one filled with 40 billion pounds in tax hikes targeted mainly at small and medium-sized private businesses, the middle classes, and the very wealthy.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025
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Vanessa Armstrong, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
The news of Bowie’s death came as a shock, as the music icon only revealed his terminal diagnosis to his innermost circle — mainly family, close friends and a few colleagues.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Speaking skills are celebrated while listening is mainly ignored.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
As reported, the Labour government’s first budget, which takes effect in April, is a brutal one filled with 40 billion pounds in tax hikes targeted mainly at small and medium-sized private businesses, the middle classes, and the very wealthy.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Chinese claims have led to disputes with U.S. allies across the region, but mostly with the Philippines, which Washington has had a defense pact with for decades.Brad Dress, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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Johnson has recently played mostly with center Cole Sillinger and veteran winger James van Riemsdyk.Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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To maintain a primarily neutral color scheme, opt for creamy shades of white and metallics like rose gold to add richness and warmth to the coolness of sage green.Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2025
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Aging takes place primarily in ex-bourbon and ex-whiskey oak barrels.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The intelligence report, written chiefly by the CIA, appeared to close the book on Havana syndrome.Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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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
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What To Know Lebanon's nuanced internal politics are impacted by shifting factions and alliances largely consisting of leaders who participated in the country's devastating 15-year civil war that ended in 1990, making presidential elections difficult.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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West was once worth as much as $2 billion in 2022, according to Forbes’ estimates, largely because of his Yeezy partnership with Adidas.Conor Murray, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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The scandal generated controversy after allegations in U.K. broadsheet The Times that the victims were dismissed by the authorities over fears their allegations, predominantly against South Asian men, would stoke racial tension.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Alzheimer’s is predominantly a disease of old age, which means that occupations with lower life expectancies would be anticipated to have fewer Alzheimer’s related deaths, simply because people may not live to be old enough to develop the disease.Christopher M. Worsham, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
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What happened, basically, is that NBA players—once stuck with the dress code—embraced it.Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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But there is such a consensus in the center ground of German politics that basically all the parties that might be in government agree on nearly everything.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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When a particular fact turns out to be sticky, persistence and attention, rather than any kind of special knowledge, are generally what’s needed.Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
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Guests who were displaced by fire, the clerk said, are generally paying 25% under usual rates, with resort fees and pet fees waived.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainly. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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