in large part
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: not entirely but mostly : largely
The success of the play was in large part due to the director.
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The files about such a sensitive and complicated series of crimes could be released to the public only by way of a convoluted procedural process, but the process came to seem suspiciously convoluted to many Americans in large part because of the president’s many reversals and evasions.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
The disappearance made headlines in the 1980s, in large part due to Nicholas' last name, which had become synonymous with great wealth after his great-great-grandfather, Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, created a huge shipping and railroad empire in the 19th century.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Even the championship teams didn’t win in Omaha, but last year the Huskies broke through in large part due to a 38-point effort from Liam McNeeley.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
While those costs are not insignificant, the program's value comes, in large part, from interest rate reductions.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
The disappearance made headlines in the 1980s, in large part due to Nicholas' last name, which had become synonymous with great wealth after his great-great-grandfather, Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, created a huge shipping and railroad empire in the 19th century.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Even the championship teams didn’t win in Omaha, but last year the Huskies broke through in large part due to a 38-point effort from Liam McNeeley.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
While those costs are not insignificant, the program's value comes, in large part, from interest rate reductions.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
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“In large part.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20large%20part. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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