in the majority
idiom
: being of a number greater than half the total
Supporters of the new law appear to be in the majority.
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The seasonal surge in COVID-19 cases has arrived, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports an increase in activity in the majority of states.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 18 July 2025
As Harvard Business Review explains, those who have historically benefited from being in the majority may perceive DEI as a zero-sum game, fearing that gains for minority groups necessarily mean losses for them.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Commissioner Lissette Carey stood as the sole vote against dissolving the program last week, and subsequently voted in the majority at Tuesday’s meeting.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
In the court’s 2023 opinion, the justices in the majority had different reasons for dismissing that earlier challenge.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2025
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 18 July 2025
As Harvard Business Review explains, those who have historically benefited from being in the majority may perceive DEI as a zero-sum game, fearing that gains for minority groups necessarily mean losses for them.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Commissioner Lissette Carey stood as the sole vote against dissolving the program last week, and subsequently voted in the majority at Tuesday’s meeting.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
In the court’s 2023 opinion, the justices in the majority had different reasons for dismissing that earlier challenge.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2025
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“In the majority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20majority. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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