in large part
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: not entirely but mostly : largely
The success of the play was in large part due to the director.
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By contrast, the world of missiles and drones is far more expansive—in large part because of a low cost of entry.
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Raphael S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
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As his empire grew, Dangote maintained goodwill with successive regimes, in large part because of his conglomerate’s focus on consumers.
—John Hyatt, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2025
The yen’s slide over the past three years was spurred in large part by the Bank of Japan’s longtime policy of keeping interest rates at or below zero.
—River Akira Davis, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Raphael S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
This is in large part due to symptom overlap with other conditions like IBS, ovarian cysts, and pelvic inflammatory disease.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 18 Feb. 2025
As his empire grew, Dangote maintained goodwill with successive regimes, in large part because of his conglomerate’s focus on consumers.
—John Hyatt, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2025
The yen’s slide over the past three years was spurred in large part by the Bank of Japan’s longtime policy of keeping interest rates at or below zero.
—River Akira Davis, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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“In large part.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20large%20part. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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