chiefly

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But its treatment in general showed "there are still areas where the #MeToo movement has not yet breached the sound barrier, chiefly in men's football," she added.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

Haigh and team explain that the precious metals rally was chiefly propelled by inflows from exchange-traded funds and that influence has been exaggerated of late.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

And I believe that Fed independence is chiefly up to the Fed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

They can be summoned via the third-party app Honk, which chiefly is used by tow truck operators to find stranded customers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

But it was chiefly intimidating because I was comparing my own writing to Mann’s.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers