: for the greatest part : mainly
a mostly accurate story
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the weather this month has been mostly mild
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Clarke lives in Gowanus, Brooklyn’s mostly industrial neighborhood.
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Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
There is no denying her perceptiveness, and her contemporaneous letters to her husband’s successor, Andrew Johnson—mostly attempts to secure positions for Lincoln loyalists—do not suggest a woman mentally finished off by yet more grief and loss.
—Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Skies will then become mostly sunny, allowing temperatures to climb to near 84 degrees, which is above the metro’s average of 76 degrees for this time of year.
—Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
The network is offering buyouts to approximately 300 employees, mostly within newsgathering desks in the newsroom.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 18 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
There is no denying her perceptiveness, and her contemporaneous letters to her husband’s successor, Andrew Johnson—mostly attempts to secure positions for Lincoln loyalists—do not suggest a woman mentally finished off by yet more grief and loss.
—Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Skies will then become mostly sunny, allowing temperatures to climb to near 84 degrees, which is above the metro’s average of 76 degrees for this time of year.
—Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
The network is offering buyouts to approximately 300 employees, mostly within newsgathering desks in the newsroom.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 18 May 2026
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“Mostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mostly. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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