in the main

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in the main

phrase for the main

Principally; on the whole; for the most part. […] I entirely agree with you in the main as to the propriety of doing everything one could by way of providing for a child one had in a manner taken into one's own hands; […]
Similar: all in all, mainly, mostly, usually

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"in the main." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20main.

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@misc{in_the_main_2026,
  title = {in the main},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20main},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}