principally
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Scotland has been identified as a key location for building hyperscale AI data centres because of the high potential for renewable energy, principally from wind.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
One such location, the city of Loma Linda, Calif., has a large population of Seventh-day Adventists, who are principally vegetarian, abstain from alcohol and tobacco, have close-knit social networks and exercise regularly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
Catastrophists, as you might expect from the name, believed that the Earth was shaped by abrupt cataclysmic events–floods principally, which is why catastrophism and neptunism are often wrongly bundled together.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
