as in partially
in some measure or degree
a physiological process that is incompletely understood at the present time
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Adverb
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One line of defense is the courts, where the overreach and law-breaking is being partially reined in in courtrooms across the nation.—
Angus King,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025 -
The motion comes a day after Judge Beverly Cannone denied a prosecution motion to exclude a defense expert on dog bites and partially granted a defense motion to limit testimony from a prosecution expert on the same topic.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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In fact, the Slate is about halfway between the tiny 1972 Datsun 620 and today’s Ford Maverick in terms of size and wheelbase.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2025
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Forest Fires Common in Pine Barrens Forest fires are a common occurrence in the Pine Barrens, a 1.1 million-acre (445,000-hectare) state and federally protected reserve about the size of the Grand Canyon lying halfway between Philadelphia to the west and the Atlantic coast to the east.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Economic stimulus spending was cited by the IMF as a reason that China's 2025 growth forecast held at 4%, partly offsetting a major output drag from tariffs.—
David Lawder,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The German auto industry and the ACEA have been fiercely opposed to the tariffs on Chinese EVs, which had the potential to rise to 45.3%, partly due to fears of reciprocity from China, where Germany’s automakers sell a third of their annual production.—
Michael Taylor,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Incompletely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompletely. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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