to some extent
Example Sentences
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"We find that to some extent, Alzheimer's disease is a little like cancer -- driven by the same mutations that drive blood cancers like lymphoma and leukemia," said Walsh.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
“So you see the people who want to take him out going after one of the words I just used here, which is ‘trustworthy’ and, to some extent, ‘credible.’
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
However, tourists from the United States expect tipping to be customary and often do so to some extent, as do tourists from elsewhere.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
“Being aware of the artifice is, to some extent, part of the charm, so we’re not trying desperately to hide that stuff.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
This perspective in general—the lack of concern among many parents to the explosion of screens and screen time—drove, to some extent, an interesting change in policy in 2011 from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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