to a greater/lesser degree/extent
idiom
—used to describe the effect or importance of something in relation to something else
This new tax affects the middle class and, to a lesser extent/degree, the rich.
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The early history of large languages models (LLMs) was dominated by OpenAI and, to a lesser extent, Meta.
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IEEE Spectrum, 21 Apr. 2025
Lots of sparks fly from Sinners, a cluttered but often rollicking original vision from Ryan Coogler, the writer-director who revitalized the Rocky series with Creed and reinvigorated the Marvel model with Black Panther (and, to a lesser extent, its baggier sequel).
—A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Outside of Lamb, however, Dallas largely struggled with its passing attack, as Jalen Tolbert and—to a lesser extent—tight end Jake Ferguson were its only other viable receiving options on a weekly basis.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
The problem has been Beijing and, to a lesser extent, TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 21 Apr. 2025
Lots of sparks fly from Sinners, a cluttered but often rollicking original vision from Ryan Coogler, the writer-director who revitalized the Rocky series with Creed and reinvigorated the Marvel model with Black Panther (and, to a lesser extent, its baggier sequel).
—A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Outside of Lamb, however, Dallas largely struggled with its passing attack, as Jalen Tolbert and—to a lesser extent—tight end Jake Ferguson were its only other viable receiving options on a weekly basis.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
The problem has been Beijing and, to a lesser extent, TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
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“To a greater/lesser degree/extent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20greater%2Flesser%20degree%2Fextent. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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