: 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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And while a reserve mostly for Taylor Moton and Ickey Ekwonu in that span, the 6-foot-7, 314-pound Nijman played well when called upon — which included four starts in 17 games played in 2015.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
Data from the University of Texas at Austin shows that over 90% of the fertilizer consumed in sub-Saharan Africa is imported, mostly from outside the continent.
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An explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudanese paramilitaries struck a secondary school and a health care center in southern Sudan on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, mostly schoolgirls, a hospital official and a medical group said.
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Released in Cowtown but unmistakably Big D in spirit is the new Dallas Blues Society Lost Recordings, a treasure trove of mostly Dallas musicians captured nearly 40 years ago.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
Data from the University of Texas at Austin shows that over 90% of the fertilizer consumed in sub-Saharan Africa is imported, mostly from outside the continent.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
An explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudanese paramilitaries struck a secondary school and a health care center in southern Sudan on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, mostly schoolgirls, a hospital official and a medical group said.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Released in Cowtown but unmistakably Big D in spirit is the new Dallas Blues Society Lost Recordings, a treasure trove of mostly Dallas musicians captured nearly 40 years ago.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Mostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mostly. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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