Chiefly and Often

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Chiefly adverb - For the most part.

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Often and chiefly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Often" instead an adverb "Chiefly".

Nearby Word: chief

Often adverb - Many times.

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Chiefly and often are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chiefly" instead an adverb "Often".

The Invincible Villain is chiefly recognized by their disproportionate win-lose ratios against the heroes (with the villain winning far more often than losing).

Source: Invincible Villain
Their dub often explained the contradictions via a series of extremely confusing edits (chiefly involving how the crew managed to acquire important Plot Coupons without actually going through the arc they got it in).

Source: Dub-Induced Plot Hole
However, writers from non-American English-speaking nations writing chiefly for an American audience will often do this too.

Source: We All Live in America

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