in part

Idioms  

1. Also,. To some extent, not wholly, somewhat. For example, We didn't get to Chicago, in part because we didn't have time, or Jerry was the one to blame, in large part because he was the one who hired the contractor, or The attorney himself was in small part responsible for this witness. [Late 1300s]

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in part

That’s in part because Crouch is 75, and a bicycle accident has him using a cane.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Hudson said he wants to sell in part because he’s fed up with his condo.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

But the blazes this year have been particularly bad in part because of the El Nino climate phenomenon expected to be the strongest since comparable records began four decades ago.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

These molecules are generated in part because tumor cells have highly active metabolisms.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

For a decade now, Devaney had sponsored this conference—called ASF, or the American Securitization Forum, in part because it sounded more dignified than the Association for Subprime Lending.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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