in large measure
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That is the sort of narrative that’s being propagated online in large measure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
“The fact is that that stance is in large measure illusory. Because X doesn’t stand for ‘global removal is bad’ in some pure sense,” Begbie said.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024
And that was in large measure due to the love Derek had for his family and they for him.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2024
The immigrants are unarmed, in large measure impoverished and desperate, and all they want is a chance to seek legal protection under our asylum laws.
From Salon • Nov. 28, 2023
Even people who have less restrictive filters and a good feel for numbers will note an increasingly large number of coincidences, due in large measure to the number and complexity of man-made conventions.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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