in large part

phrase

: not entirely but mostly : largely
The success of the play was in large part due to the director.

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Carney was elected in March 2025 in large part on a pledge to stand up to the White House. Jenni Reid, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 The extra complications in the dynamics stem in part from Sanders’ popularity, in part from the fan base’s frustration with a perpetual quarterback carousel and, in large part, from the Browns giving up the farm to get Watson in 2022. Zac Jackson, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 The New York Post reported Sunday that Schmidt has grown frustrated with the anti-tax coalition led in large part by Brin after the group failed to prevent California Democrats from endorsing the wealth-tax measure. Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 The duo’s bond was irrevocably broken during Thomas’s formative years in large part due to Alfred’s deeply unstable and emotionally taxing profession. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in large part

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“In large part.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20large%20part. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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