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Example Sentences

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The report also dispels a common view that guns are mainly owned by rural residents.

From BBC

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate includes a tart warning on the copyright page that the surname “is used by a number of publishers and may serve mainly to mislead an unwary buyer.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The yen has been under pressure in recent years mainly because of the big difference between US and Japanese rates.

From Barron's

These fires left behind a distinctive carbon-rich layer known as a "black mat," found mainly across the Northern Hemisphere in parts of the Americas and Europe.

From Science Daily

I usually back them at home anyway, but this is prediction is mainly based on Chelsea's recent record at St James' Park, which is poor - they have not got anything there since 2021.

From BBC