: 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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Following those highs came a string of solid but unexciting records, which mostly stuck with Metric’s formula while adding the occasional left-field lyric about the Kool-Aid-drinking masses or confounding reference to QAnon.
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Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 4 May 2026
The Falcons could snap their streak of eight straight losing seasons and even earn a playoff spot in an NFC South without a prohibitive favorite, but this offseason was mostly about re-establishing a foundation.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 4 May 2026
But if Hollywood has mostly left Orwell alone since his death, that’s not because his fans lost interest.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
As a young woman, my mother rebelled against this laborious femininity, mostly wearing jeans and loose men’s shirts.
—Benny Peterson, Vogue, 4 May 2026
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Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 4 May 2026
The Falcons could snap their streak of eight straight losing seasons and even earn a playoff spot in an NFC South without a prohibitive favorite, but this offseason was mostly about re-establishing a foundation.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 4 May 2026
But if Hollywood has mostly left Orwell alone since his death, that’s not because his fans lost interest.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
As a young woman, my mother rebelled against this laborious femininity, mostly wearing jeans and loose men’s shirts.
—Benny Peterson, Vogue, 4 May 2026
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“Mostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mostly. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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