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: most importantly : principally, especially
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Adverb
our video collection consists chiefly of comedies, but we have a few horror movies
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, other countries and jurisdictions have taken the lead — chiefly the EU and Australia, which have legislatively approved CbC reporting.
—Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Zoom in: The fund will back eight to 12 companies, writing first checks of $10 million to $20 million for chiefly Series B investments, Werner says.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 17 July 2024
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Adverb
But these symbols are also, and chiefly, a celebration of the wonderfully bonkers range of things that constitute this beautifully large and strange nation.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, other countries and jurisdictions have taken the lead — chiefly the EU and Australia, which have legislatively approved CbC reporting.
—Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
The latest: Tamarack Global has backed nine companies through Fund II, investing $250,000 to $5 million for chiefly seed through Series A rounds.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Zoom in: The fund will back eight to 12 companies, writing first checks of $10 million to $20 million for chiefly Series B investments, Werner says.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 17 July 2024
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“Chiefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chiefly. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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