primarily
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They are slow-growing and take 50 to 70 years to start producing seeds, which are dispersed primarily by ground squirrels and wood rats who don’t travel far from their burrows.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
“This decline was primarily driven by substantial reductions in the surpluses of the chemicals and related products group and the machinery and vehicles group,” Eurostat said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Every night, he reads murder mysteries to them, a ritual he undertakes primarily for his own pleasure.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Small caps’ outperformance so far this year has been supported primarily by improving earnings, said Oren Shiran, portfolio manager at Lazard.
From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026
Until now, I’d hung around with good people who cared about important enough things but who were focused primarily on building their careers and providing for their families.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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