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the weather this month has been mostly mild
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To manage the influx, Chicago has already spent more than $300 million of city, state and federal funds to provide housing, health care, education and more to over 38,000 mostly South American migrants desperate for help.
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Matt Brown, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Plus there’s a lot of Robert Durst, just mostly in jailhouse conversations from prison.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
About 20 people sustained minor injuries, mostly scrapes and cuts.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
Because the two sides have been unable to reach an agreement, official recordings from UMG’s artists have (mostly) been removed from TikTok.
—Elias Leight, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
The report also calls for better integrating the bloc’s financial markets so companies can raise money for new renewable energy projects from stock, bond and venture capital investors instead of relying mostly on bank lending.
—Samuel Petrequin, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
The building’s developers are reportedly hopeful these new arrivals could help populate the mostly residential building.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 Apr. 2024
The department statement notes that Iran’s metals sector generates several billion dollars in revenue annually, mostly from steel exports.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Starting right after her death, however, when her sister Casandra tries her best to protect her reputation – mostly by desperately looking for the potentially scandalous letters her famous sister left behind.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
Matt Brown, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Plus there’s a lot of Robert Durst, just mostly in jailhouse conversations from prison.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
About 20 people sustained minor injuries, mostly scrapes and cuts.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
Because the two sides have been unable to reach an agreement, official recordings from UMG’s artists have (mostly) been removed from TikTok.
—Elias Leight, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
The report also calls for better integrating the bloc’s financial markets so companies can raise money for new renewable energy projects from stock, bond and venture capital investors instead of relying mostly on bank lending.
—Samuel Petrequin, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
The building’s developers are reportedly hopeful these new arrivals could help populate the mostly residential building.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 Apr. 2024
The department statement notes that Iran’s metals sector generates several billion dollars in revenue annually, mostly from steel exports.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Starting right after her death, however, when her sister Casandra tries her best to protect her reputation – mostly by desperately looking for the potentially scandalous letters her famous sister left behind.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
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“Mostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mostly. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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