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as in bulk
the largest part or quantity of something
a vast majority of the town's residents support the proposed tax reduction
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2
as in adulthood
the state of being fully grown or developed
she will inherit a fortune upon her majority
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as in general
held by or applicable to a majority of the people
the majority opinion among the tour group members was that they should cancel the rest of the trip
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Recent Examples of majority
Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Under terms of the deal, filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission mid-month, the merged company will be 70% owned by Disney, which will appoint the majority of the board of directors.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Jimmie Johnson has made a surprising move by increasing his ownership stake to become the majority owner of Legacy Motor Club.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
While the majority of them ended up settling down in other Latin American countries, such as Colombia and Brazil, about 800,000 have sought refuge in the U.S..
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
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Noun
America also gets the vast majority of its electronics from there.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Under terms of the deal, filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission mid-month, the merged company will be 70% owned by Disney, which will appoint the majority of the board of directors.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Jimmie Johnson has made a surprising move by increasing his ownership stake to become the majority owner of Legacy Motor Club.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
While the majority of them ended up settling down in other Latin American countries, such as Colombia and Brazil, about 800,000 have sought refuge in the U.S..
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
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Noun
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For larger deliveries, and when Washington tried to ship weapons in bulk, the process was slower.—
Erin Banco, Anastasiia Malenko,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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The pause could affect federal work-study programs and the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, which are provided in bulk to colleges to provide to students, according to higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The specifics of forecast models this far out in time can change dramatically, so this is just a general idea of how storms could behave and not a high-confidence, detailed forecast.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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The researchers compared the results for the athletes with the same measures in the control group and the general population.—
Christiane Gelitz,
Scientific American,
7 Feb. 2025
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But there’s no defensible worldview in which presidents should be chosen by a cockamamie system that gives small states disproportionate weight and throws all votes in almost every state to whoever wins their plurality.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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China was rarely mentioned then, but for more than 30 years now, majorities or strong pluralities of Americans have told pollsters that China cheats.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Cummings comes to Randy Meyer Racing with an impressive track record and experience that includes two regional titles and an overall second-place finish in the national standings in 2022.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Prior to the injury, DeShields, the third overall pick in the 2018 draft, averaged nearly 14 points per game in four full seasons with the Chicago Sky and Phoenix Mercury.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2025
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Vancouver will also be hoping that this is addition by subtraction as far as cleaning up the locker room dysfunction and public rift between Miller and Elias Pettersson.—
Corey Pronman,
The Athletic,
1 Feb. 2025
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But critics said privatization would give too much power to private businesses over a public asset and would actually increase costs to consumers.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Others popular games include a three-game set against the New York Yankees from May 9-11 and a series against the Boston Red Sox from Sept. 8-10.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
1 Feb. 2025
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But Groundhog Day is the only popular American holiday that explicitly celebrates our relationship with nature and reliance on the delicate balance of the seasons.—
Avery Keatley,
NPR,
1 Feb. 2025
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The board offered unanimous approval March 11 for a bond sale necessary to fund the project, estimated to cost about $2.2 million, while also authorizing the advertisement for bids on the project.—
Brent Schacherer,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Multiple sources told Variety that the project was shut down after unanimous agreement from producers and Gondry that the film did not live up to its developed conceit.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2025
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Most people have characteristics of two different body types rather than just one predominant body type.3 Dietary Guidelines Ectomorphs can maintain their overall health by following a high-protein diet with balanced amounts of carbohydrates and fats.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
6 Feb. 2025
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After decades of being Lebanon’s predominant political and military organization, the group is reeling.—
Hanin Ghaddar,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Majority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/majority. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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