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Driver Maxfield Mascarin said he's noticed a difference in traffic, to a certain extent.
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Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Because, to a certain extent, Molina is duplicitous, not in a negative way, but as a way of survival.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025
Ichabod Crane, to a certain extent.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Watson brash, sort of firing on all cylinders, chaotic to a certain extent.
—Deborah Unger, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2025
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Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Because, to a certain extent, Molina is duplicitous, not in a negative way, but as a way of survival.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025
Ichabod Crane, to a certain extent.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Watson brash, sort of firing on all cylinders, chaotic to a certain extent.
—Deborah Unger, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to a certain extent
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“To a certain extent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20certain%20extent. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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