principally
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Medicaid Fraud Control Units were principally responsible for investigating providers, while also prosecuting the abuse and neglect of patients whose care was billed to Medicaid.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
The cast is principally composed of UC Irvine students, past and present, with a few guest artists in the mix.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Those "losses" would principally come from eliminating the need to liquify, transport and then regasify the imported product.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Her concurrence reminds readers that the question of citizenship has never been principally about immigration.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
He spoke with an accent, and his family connections consisted, principally, of being the son of Solomon and Yetta Bickel of Bucharest, Romania, by way, most recently, of Brooklyn.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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