as in mostly
for the most part
you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing
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This seems possible, and box office hawks have absolutely not realized just how big Minecraft is among two generations now, mainly Gen Alpha and Gen Z, with both growing up with the series that many may not know is the highest-selling in history with 300 million copies moved.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
An analyst from Rosenblatt Securities tells Reuters that the incoming tariffs could increase the cost of producing iPhones, which are mainly manufactured in China, by up to 43%.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2025
In the 21 years up to 2022, China paid out roughly $68 billion per year (mainly in loans) in aid-like investments, outspending the U.S. in roughly that period by about 75%.
—David Sogge, Time, 5 Apr. 2025
The variety of wounds, which were mainly found in the skull, pelvis and torso, and made by weapons including spears, daggers, swords and iron bolts, suggests they were sustained during battle rather than the result of execution – the punishment for military cowardice, the museum said.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
An analyst from Rosenblatt Securities tells Reuters that the incoming tariffs could increase the cost of producing iPhones, which are mainly manufactured in China, by up to 43%.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2025
In the 21 years up to 2022, China paid out roughly $68 billion per year (mainly in loans) in aid-like investments, outspending the U.S. in roughly that period by about 75%.
—David Sogge, Time, 5 Apr. 2025
The variety of wounds, which were mainly found in the skull, pelvis and torso, and made by weapons including spears, daggers, swords and iron bolts, suggests they were sustained during battle rather than the result of execution – the punishment for military cowardice, the museum said.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately, the question of how much worth is placed on an Israeli life versus a Palestinian one is answered mostly in words, and thus, in too direct (and perhaps too didactic) a fashion, when so much of the movie’s drama could have grounded it emotionally.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Musically, both rappers have been mostly quiet in 2025.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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This primarily involves regular and thorough toothbrushing, flossing, and dental visits.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Villages is primarily represented by Republican Representative Daniel Webster of Florida's 11th Congressional District.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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Reagan ran for his first office, that governorship, chiefly on that platform, of gutting Berkeley, glorious, research-prodigious, most incredible public university ever Berkeley.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Lawmakers chiefly are trying to work out the delicate balance of extending Trump’s tax cuts, trimming Medicaid, increasing defense spending and raising the debt ceiling — without losing votes needed to pass Trump’s priorities and while finding room for agreement with the House.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
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For the Celtics, there were 24 points from Brown but only 16 from Tatum, who struggled to 4-of-17 shooting, largely against the defense of Larsson.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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The country lawyer saw a chance to engage Virginia’s small farmers and tenants, most of whom remained loyal to the king and largely indifferent to tensions with Britain.—
Andrew Lawler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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Interestingly, the benefit was restricted to those who consumed predominantly dark chocolate, who experienced whopping 21% decrease in developing Type 2 diabetes.—
Paul Hsieh,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the final episode of When Life Gives You Tangerines, the precious agony of being alive is borne out in the death of Gwan-sik (played predominantly by Park Hae-joon in these final episodes), Ae-sun’s beloved husband and Geum-myeong and Eun-myeong’s dad.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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My wife has basically stopped talking to me during Survivor seasons, finally conceding defeat to my limited attention span.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Drew Starkey as Justin Timberlake Photo: Getty Images Photo: Getty Images A rising Hollywood heartthrob is basically mandatory for the role of Justin Timberlake, who—during his time dating Spears in the 2000s—was a pop heartthrob himself.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
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Smokers and those with diabetes are generally not good candidates, as the tummy skin is undermined during the surgery, and these conditions can affect circulation and slow healing.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Indians generally revere elephants and tolerate a great deal of hardship to enable coexistence—about 500 humans are killed due to human-elephant conflict annually there.—
Nitin Sekar,
ArsTechnica,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainly. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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