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[dom-uh-nuhnt] / ˈdɒm ə nənt /




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At the peak, the metals even surpassed the “Magnificent Seven” group of technology stocks to become one of Wall Street’s most crowded and dominant momentum trades.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

England are dominant and tension turns to jubilation as we win 4-2.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

MASON, Ohio—As the nation’s dominant purveyor of laundry detergent, Procter & Gamble PG -0.12%decrease; down pointing triangle knows full well that consumers have strong feelings about their wash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Building and scaling physical quantum computers is an extremely capital-intensive business, meaning a dominant market position doesn’t automatically translate to profitability.

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

In fact, it was even more basic than that: if the surgeon’s voice was judged to sound dominant, the surgeon tended to be in the sued group.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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