partly

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The credibility of Iran's influence has always rested partly on the belief that it will stand behind its partners.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

It’ll probably deliver record earnings in 2026, partly supported by a production recovery, says the brokerage, which forecasts the company’s copper-in-concentrate production to climb 124% and gold output to surge 565% from year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

I firmly believe the key to resolving it lies partly in forming unlikely but necessary alliances.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

“My German grandmother, on whom Lina is partly based, was terrifying,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

She sat in the crook of his arm, her head against his shoulder and his long brown whiskers partly covering her eyes, and everything was all right again.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder