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In tight matches, goals have come mainly from defenders, with César Montes and Johan Vásquez being the primary threats on set pieces.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

For instance, movement of one leg is mainly governed by the neural circuits for that leg.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

In the near-term, Lee holds that SpaceX’s upcoming float is dragging down U.S. stocks, mainly due to investors selling equities to raise cash to buy shares in Elon Musk’s company.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

"Our conviction in this AI megatrend is very strong. We talk to the customers and also the customers' customers… who are mainly the hyper-scalers," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

He began shouting again, but the dead wood so muffled the sound that Taran could distinguish nothing of the conversation, which consisted mainly of long outbursts from the dwarf followed by brief and reluctant answers.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander