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in the main

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. chiefly, principally, primarily, mainly, in the mainadverb

    for the most part

    "he is mainly interested in butterflies"

  2. generally, in general, in the mainadverb

    without distinction of one from others

    "he is interested in snakes in general"

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  1. in the main

    "In the main" is a phrase used to indicate that a statement or comment applies primarily or generally to a situation, but may not cover all aspects or details. It means for the most part, usually, generally, mostly or predominantly.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of in the main in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of in the main in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of in the main in a Sentence

  1. Bob McNally:

    The main reason oil investors are and have been reluctant to invest – I would say 80% of it, has to do with these fundamental issues, it’s not because Joe Biden said there’s no [new] leasing. The political factor is there, but it’s not the main reason holding them back.

  2. John Donne:

    No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.

  3. Jason Trujillo:

    The main risk here is execution on their expansion plan which is significant as well as uncertainty around government regulation for the sector.

  4. Junichi Ishikawa:

    Instead of reacting immediately to the Fed, many in the market had opted to first see out the ECB meeting, considered the main event of the week. And they duly reacted.

  5. Bruce Buchanan:

    He sees Bush as his main rival, even if the polls may not reflect that right now.

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