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principally

[prin-suh-puh-lee, -sip-lee] / ˈprɪn sə pə li, -sɪp li /


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Perhaps those who can look back on terrorism principally as witnesses should be grateful for that distinction.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 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 could not even remember what he had written in some of the tablets, and he realized that several were filled principally with doodling.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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