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mainly

[meyn-lee] / ˈmeɪn li /


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"I also worked at pubs and places like that. But I was mainly at Ten Mill Lane," she said.

From BBC

One long-standing question is whether agriculture spread mainly through migrating farmers or through local groups adopting crops and techniques.

From Science Daily

Imaging techniques showed that the antibiotics mainly accumulated in the plant's roots, suggesting that root absorption and filtration play a key role.

From Science Daily

Just a few months ago, he was with his younger brother, Abubakar Wada, in the grazing fields with his family's cattle, when they were surrounded by armed men from the mainly Christian Berom ethnic group.

From BBC

For now, markets appear to anticipate that the oil surge will mainly boost inflation rather than trigger recession.

From Barron's