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majority

[muh-jawr-i-tee, -jor-] / məˈdʒɔr ɪ ti, -ˈdʒɒr- /




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The majority of asylum seekers living in hotels entered the country after crossing the English Channel on small boats.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Quite the opposite, the best the majority could come up with is that “Congress would have ample means to stop that abuse, including, for example through the annual appropriates process.”

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

But those harms haven’t been proved and, as the majority notes, third parties “are free to petition EPA to modify, suspend, or cancel a pesticide’s registration.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

This is not neglect, but rather a choice the majority of people make for active management, because they don’t want to pay constant attention to their portfolios.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

But the majority of boxes are marked either Trey’s Treasures or Donte’s Treasures.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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