mainly

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For instance, movement of one leg is mainly governed by the neural circuits for that leg.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The connectivity business, driven mainly by Starlink, was a major contributor and generated revenue of $11.4 billion and adjusted Ebitda of $7.2 billion last year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Between March and October 2023, Mikheil Z. went to the BnF 40 times to request access to manuscripts, mainly by Pushkin, claiming he was doing research on democracy in 19th-century Russian literature.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Airbus, whose defense business sits mainly in Germany, pushed back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

However, Mother and I had been able to get hold of eight scrawny cows, mainly from people who owed us a lot of money.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier