: 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 benchmark index briefly rose to 7,001 after trading began Wednesday, before paring back its gains to end the day mostly flat.
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Stoicism has been flattened into slogans about toughness, detachment, and emotional silence, a version that’s easy to sell, but mostly wrong.
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Around 2,500 military and civilian personnel, mostly American, are stationed there.
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The streets are mostly empty of traffic except where the protesters are.
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Stoicism has been flattened into slogans about toughness, detachment, and emotional silence, a version that’s easy to sell, but mostly wrong.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Around 2,500 military and civilian personnel, mostly American, are stationed there.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The streets are mostly empty of traffic except where the protesters are.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Mostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mostly. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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