: for the greatest part : mainly
a mostly accurate story
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the weather this month has been mostly mild
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Joe Bond on Fact-Checking His Work Post-Publication My dad worked with kids for forty years, teenage boys mostly, who’d been in trouble and were committed through the state to live somewhere else a while in hopes of getting themselves together.
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Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
My life and times with his more than 10-year regime were, at times, tempestuous, mostly because of my ignorance and adamance in the need to grow by acquisition.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 May 2026
With roughly 60% of our body comprised of water—mostly concentrated in our lungs, muscles, kidneys, and brain—replacing the loss is vital to maintaining the healthy function of the entire body.
—Sophia Dyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2026
Multi-needle machines, mostly used by professionals, are much more expensive.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
My life and times with his more than 10-year regime were, at times, tempestuous, mostly because of my ignorance and adamance in the need to grow by acquisition.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 May 2026
With roughly 60% of our body comprised of water—mostly concentrated in our lungs, muscles, kidneys, and brain—replacing the loss is vital to maintaining the healthy function of the entire body.
—Sophia Dyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2026
Multi-needle machines, mostly used by professionals, are much more expensive.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
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“Mostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mostly. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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