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principally

[prin-suh-puh-lee, -sip-lee] / ˈprɪn sə pə li, -sɪp li /


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Principally, because nothing else seems positioned to do the trick.

From Slate • Jan. 19, 2024

Principally, the installation becomes a space to savour the importance of theatregoing until the Court invites audiences back to sit on those comfy leather chairs again.

From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2020

Principally though he was the master criminal of the “move fast and break things” age of internet capitalism.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2019

Principally, “Fantasque” suffers from Mr. Heginbotham’s lack of rhythmic structure.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2018

Principally he considered the discomfort he was beginning to feel.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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