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by and large

adjective as in en masse

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adverb as in altogether

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adverb as in generally

adverb as in habitually

adverb as in largely

adverb as in routinely

adverb as in typically

adverb as in usually

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But by and large, after those months in the public eye, Gisèle was able to regain the privacy she had been denied for so long.

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But by and large, I got to do a lot of what I wanted to do.

But by and large, if you made even a cursory effort at keeping up with TV this year, you’ll know the winners already.

But by and large, yes, it’s in the lead up to the first album and the tour that followed that, as far as I can tell.

The party set out to try to dominate the political conversation when others often take a break and by and large they achieved that.

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