chiefly
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Chiefly, they are relatively immune when the stock market loses liquidity and investors rush to safety.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
Chiefly, it was unclear whether he meant testing weapons systems or actually conducting test explosions -- something the United States has not done since 1992.
From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025
Chiefly, the detectives had testified at his retrial in 2016, reopening a five-year window to file perjury charges.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024
Chiefly by attacking those who have brought them to light, including the jurisdictions that have filed lawsuits against the energy companies.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2023
Chiefly because they were well aware that the Belgian army, now within the shelter of its forts, was in a position to fall on the German flank whenever the chance might arise.
From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. by Parrott, James Edward
Vocabulary lists containing chiefly
Essential English Vocabulary, List 7
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