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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David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
Leonhardt attributes that success in large part to the party’s willingness to pursue a restrictive immigration policy.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
Leonhardt attributes that success in large part to the party’s willingness to pursue a restrictive immigration policy.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Thanks in large part to Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, Americans are learning about all sorts of waste that only the most ardent readers of government reports and websites knew of.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The full-year tally in 2024 rose 4% over 2023, though the company predicted a sizable dip in the first quarter due in large part to a carriage dispute with TelevisaUnivision.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 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 13 Mar. 2025.
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