as in mostly
for the most part
you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing
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Recent Examples of mainly
In tight matches, goals have come mainly from defenders, with César Montes and Johan Vásquez being the primary threats on set pieces.
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Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
The fighting has concentrated mainly along the border area but Pakistan has also carried out airstrikes on the Afghan capital, Kabul.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Resting metabolic rate does drop after weight loss, but mainly because smaller bodies naturally burn fewer calories, not because cycling broke something.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
The proposal would require the BLM to apply land-health standards to grazing allotments, mainly broadening the scope to entire watersheds rather than the landscape health of individual allotments.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026
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Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
The fighting has concentrated mainly along the border area but Pakistan has also carried out airstrikes on the Afghan capital, Kabul.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Resting metabolic rate does drop after weight loss, but mainly because smaller bodies naturally burn fewer calories, not because cycling broke something.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
The proposal would require the BLM to apply land-health standards to grazing allotments, mainly broadening the scope to entire watersheds rather than the landscape health of individual allotments.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026
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Nearly 100 battery fire incidents occurred in 2025, mostly involving battery packs and vape devices, according to FAA data.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Siobhan mostly rolls with Lily’s choices, while realizing the night shift isn’t getting instructions, and trying to solve the problem.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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Bill Feather Bill Feather is an assignment editor for NBC Los Angeles who covers general assignment and daily breaking news, primarily in Southern California.—
Andrew Blankstein,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
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The chemical is primarily a respiratory irritant.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Established under the Indian production giant and the Amsterdam innovation platform’s Future Forward Factory effort, the double-pronged initiative was chiefly funded by the H&M Foundation to help manufacturers achieve near-net-zero operations.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Dec. 2025
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Koumba is a tricky character to realize, chiefly because postapocalyptic hedonism can easily slide into unsavoriness.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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Bottura’s success in this case was, of course, largely tied to his ascendent fame and talent for finding ingenious solutions to problems, some obviously gastronomic and others less so.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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For nearly two decades, some of the world's most prominent investors quietly accumulated stakes in SpaceX while the rocket maker remained largely off-limits to the public markets.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
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Mane, who appeared as Sabretooth in the 2000 movie, revealed in a post on Instagram that he has been diagnosed with the condition predominantly associated with women.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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Since The Sopranos, she's continued working in Hollywood, predominantly on TV with recurring roles on Entourage (as herself), Ugly Betty, Guys with Kids and Big Sky.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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The tower’s structure is principally concrete, although little is seen of the material throughout the building.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2026
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This rising use of AI has principally been spurred by the evolving advances and widespread adoption of generative AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2026
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Will America be messy once again, pairing Sol with Sincere, basically recreating last year’s drama when Jeremiah was paired with Iris?—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
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While Miami may have studio complexes, what the Orlando Museum of Art offers with its Florida Prize is that local artists basically get the chance to exhibit in what amounts to solo shows in a major museum.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Mineral sunscreens — which contain zinc oxide or titanium dioxide — can block both UVA and UVB rays, but often leave a white cast on the skin, making chemical filters generally more favorable to consumers.—
Mustafa Fattah,
NBC news,
11 Dec. 2025
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Chocolate generally does not expire due to the stability of its ingredients, particularly cocoa butter.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainly. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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