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as in to contain
to be made up of
the mall comprises three department stores and 80 smaller shops selling specialized goods
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as in to constitute
to be all the substance of
at the time, about 100,000 fighting men and women comprised our military force in that country
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Recent Examples of comprise
At the same time, an additional 23 ranks comprising 1,403 pipes were added.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
Conversely, the Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, which comprises a selection of 30 stocks, has a history of comfortably outperforming the S&P 500 over the last four-year span.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Nvidia, which says its computers and chips comprise about 70% of the total budget for an AI data center, climbed 4%.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The ingredients listed first comprise the most significant portion of the product, while those listed later are present in smaller amounts.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
Conversely, the Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, which comprises a selection of 30 stocks, has a history of comfortably outperforming the S&P 500 over the last four-year span.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Nvidia, which says its computers and chips comprise about 70% of the total budget for an AI data center, climbed 4%.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The ingredients listed first comprise the most significant portion of the product, while those listed later are present in smaller amounts.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
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This report contains results from surveys and population estimation methods conducted by Fish and Wildlife, Canadian Wildlife Service and numerous state and provincial partners.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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And while hair perfumes are typically less concentrated and contain less alcohol (to prevent dryness), our testers appreciated that the scent lingers all day long.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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While portfolio credit quality showed signs of stabilizing in the most recent quarter, one quarter doesn’t constitute a comeback.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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What constitutes an unacceptable season for the Yankees these days, and how much does Boone bear responsibility when the team doesn't perform up to those standards?—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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That's part of the 'framework' agreement for TikTok, which will also include new and existing investors in its Chinese parent company ByteDance, sources told CNBC's David Faber.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Existing portfolio companies include Swap Commerce in the UK, which is helping e-commerce companies tackle resource inefficiencies, Cloover, a German financing company in the renewable energy sector, and Dawnguard, a Dutch cyber security specialist.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Many of the chefs are like musicians who have graduated from covering other artists’ songs to composing their own masterpieces.—
Jamila Robinson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
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But recently a group of AI researchers in Japan and Taiwan created a benchmark called NEWSAGENT to see how well LLMs can do at actually taking source material and composing accurate news stories.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Since forming in 1964, The Who have moved more than 100 million records globally, developing a virtually unparalleled reputation as one of rock’s all time great live acts.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The report was researched and written by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which was formed by the Human Right Council in 2021, as an independent investigative body.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Comprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprise. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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