as in mostly
for the most part
you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing
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Today, satellites are limited by attitude control systems, which mainly use small thrusters to keep them pointing the right way.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Co-created by Dan Levy and Rachel Sennott, the half-hour series mainly follows Nicky (Levy) and Morgan (Taylor), two siblings with a strained yet uninhibited relationship.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
SpaceX has marketed Starlink mainly as a high-speed internet system for rural and remote areas.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Spotty showers are possible Thursday, mainly in northern Missouri, but many places will remain dry, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Co-created by Dan Levy and Rachel Sennott, the half-hour series mainly follows Nicky (Levy) and Morgan (Taylor), two siblings with a strained yet uninhibited relationship.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
SpaceX has marketed Starlink mainly as a high-speed internet system for rural and remote areas.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Spotty showers are possible Thursday, mainly in northern Missouri, but many places will remain dry, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
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While they are considered apex predators, grizzlies are mostly opportunistic in their eating habits than wolves, Cummings said.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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The show mostly avoids the politics that swirl around the design business, especially these days when critics are obsessed with the environmental evils of fast fashion and the shortcomings of an industry known to exploit labor around the globe.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The initiative appeals primarily to Texas’ arch-conservative Republican base and boosts Speaker Burrows’ standing with that constituency, suggesting the primary motivation is political positioning rather than substantive policy development.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Blue Diamond still plans to sell a large portion of the property, primarily on the south side of the campus, while retaining the processing and storage facilities for in-shell almonds on the north side.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Weicker, an opponent of casino gambling, argued that gaming centers would greatly increase demand for social programs, public safety, affordable housing and other services provided chiefly by municipalities, which should therefore get most of the state’s share of gaming revenues.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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The purpose of the TAC meetings will be to work through various ideas for rule tweaks that are chiefly related to the deployment of engine electrical energy and how the battery is recharged, especially over a single lap in qualifying.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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But the first half was largely a grind for Tatum, who shot just 2-of-11 from the field, including 0-of-5 on 3-pointers.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Until the loss, Fidesz had largely been regarded as a party of the urban middle class.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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In the south, most villages are predominantly Shias.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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Injustice Watch reported last year that the majority of the foreclosures since 2019 occurred in predominantly Black communities.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The story is principally set early in 1965, on the stark desert island of Qeshm, in the Strait of Hormuz.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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But the job of mayor of a big city like Chicago is principally a management task.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Because the Mega Mozzarella at Basilico Italiano is the kind of dish that was basically designed to take over your feed.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Other times, the likes of junior safety Kyle Hall has gotten the defense riled up after batting down a ball that was basically in Wagner’s hands.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
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Plus, targets in countries where people generally make lower incomes may be less likely to turn down job offers.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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The gardens are open April through mid-October and generally reach their peak in mid- to late July.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainly. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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