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

The rapid growth of Chinese exports to Europe and many other countries in part reflects China’s domestic economic weaknesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

For his part, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been trying to keep long-dated yields in check, in part by increasing buybacks of 10-year to 30-year Treasurys through the early November quarterly refunding period.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

This work was supported in part by NIH P30AG050886.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Air pollution in part of Singapore hit the country's "very high" band on Wednesday, while East Timor shut schools, as haze from forest fires raging in Indonesia causes a regional crisis.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

But Cape York Aborigines did not adopt agriculture, in part because what they saw of it on Muralug Island was so watered-down.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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