: 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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The actress went mostly minimal with the remaining elements of her look, opting for a pair of simple, pointed-toe black heels.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Their offense has been mostly bad, with all of their ball-dominant players on the roster.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Criterion one is mostly addressed through hardware reinforcement and clever engineering, for example, coating internal components in heat-resistant silicone and keeping moving parts to a minimum.
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Based on ideas of recruit quality and the traits the military sees as best suited to success in the ranks, the military has mostly desired to recruit straight and white young men.
—Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Their offense has been mostly bad, with all of their ball-dominant players on the roster.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Criterion one is mostly addressed through hardware reinforcement and clever engineering, for example, coating internal components in heat-resistant silicone and keeping moving parts to a minimum.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Based on ideas of recruit quality and the traits the military sees as best suited to success in the ranks, the military has mostly desired to recruit straight and white young men.
—Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Mostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mostly. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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