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I referred to a number of dictionaries to no avail. What does most often exactly mean?
While efforts to prevent student violence are most often promoted following high-profile school shootings, they can also be a critical tool for promoting safety in the larger community, school safety experts say.
In this case, it means that efforts to prevent student violence are usually or most commonly promoted.
Yes, it is synonymous with usually. It means what it says; if something happens often, it happens on many occasions, and if it happens most often it happens on the greatest number of occasions.
