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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Aaron Pallas, a professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College, said the largest share of federal funding New York City schools receive is Title I, which gets funneled through the state — and to a lesser extent, from the disabilities act. —

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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025 Reddit is staying out of the current revolt against social media website X and, to a lesser degree, Meta, on its platform. —

Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2025 Countries in Africa, Central Asia, and, to a lesser extent, Latin America found Moscow’s ability to defend an allied regime from domestic turbulence and toppling reassuring. —

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