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

Earlier this year, the White House created a task force to eliminate fraud and the Department of Justice created a fraud enforcement division, in part, to target immigration-related offenses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The Alliance, which was set to host a press-freedom event, said it canceled in part because of safety concerns for panelists and attendees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Inspired in part by his experience filming A River Runs Through It, he also believed in protecting the natural world.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Heising-Simons and the Ballmer Group are among the philanthropies that in part fund Times education coverage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

If caught, doubtless she would have blushed and said it was just practice for reading to the children, and that may have been true in part —but mostly she did it because she liked to.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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