largely
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Local media reported that site had been "largely destroyed", with the public urged to avoid the area.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
In Paris, where many shops had boarded up windows to prevent looting, and the Louvre and the Musee d'Orsay museums shut for the day, the main demonstration passed off largely peacefully.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Cell membranes are thin, flexible barriers made largely from fatty molecules called lipids.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
That’s largely a reflection of where the Lakers placed last season — fourth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
The nationwide boycott lasted only one day, and it was largely ignored by customers who pushed their way past the guards.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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