in large part
idiom
: not entirely but mostly : largely
The success of the play was in large part due to the director.
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This year, Grow said, the need for cuts beyond the 3% Little called for mid-year stemmed in large part from lawmakers’ decision to align the state tax code with the federal one.
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Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
The cold weather is due in large part to the dry air, which has thrust South Florida into a moderate to severe drought, with the Everglades in an extreme drought, Hadi said.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
There’s also still an element of unknown surrounding the Heat, as the leading trio of Adebayo, Powell and Tyler Herro have played just eight games together this season in large part because of Herro’s injury issues.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
That matters, in large part, because of how interest compounds.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
The cold weather is due in large part to the dry air, which has thrust South Florida into a moderate to severe drought, with the Everglades in an extreme drought, Hadi said.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
There’s also still an element of unknown surrounding the Heat, as the leading trio of Adebayo, Powell and Tyler Herro have played just eight games together this season in large part because of Herro’s injury issues.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
That matters, in large part, because of how interest compounds.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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“In large part.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20large%20part. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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