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constitute

[kon-sti-toot, -tyoot] / ˈkɒn stɪˌtut, -ˌtjut /




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Under Malaysian guidelines, API readings above 100 are classified as unhealthy, above 200 as very unhealthy, above 300 as hazardous, while readings beyond 500 constitute the threshold for declaring a local emergency.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Net sales, which constitute most of Costco’s top line, grew to $93.87 billion from $84.43 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

He said those protections did not constitute institutional endorsement of every speaker’s views.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Running a business, either directly or indirectly, would breach the terms of Hall's bankruptcy order and constitute a criminal offence.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Collectively, the Bantu languages constitute only a single, low-order subfamily of the Niger-Congo language family.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The investigation concluded that neither of the men did anything that constitutes a breach of the law.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Climaxing in a tense court case that hinges on what constitutes a slap, “Fjord” explores clashing cultures and mutual distrust, leaving us unsure how to feel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

What constitutes marketing engineering is in the eye of employers and workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

"The tool may pick up something particular in the writing, something repetitive, but that might be exactly what constitutes a writer's style," he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

It would however be simply wrong to think that we and Aristotle share the same views about what constitutes a justified true belief, and about how to acquire such beliefs.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The chair umpire then conducted a video review of what happened, and ruled that the flickering ad constituted a “hindrance” outside of the control of the players, like some paper getting blown onto the court.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

It condemned all forms of discrimination against women and girls, and reiterated that sexual slavery of boys, and child marriages and forced forced marriages constituted human rights abuses.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

The question was whether that constituted an illegal search.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The tech companies have argued that their actions constituted “fair use,” which allows for some copyright material to be used without explicit permission, and that their use of the material was ultimately transformative.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

We freshers now constituted the official House Committee and we assigned the seniors the most unpleasant chores, which was a humiliation for them.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Prosecutors contend that the Paramount deal would reach and, in some cases, exceed established thresholds, constituting violations of the century-old Clayton Antitrust Act that was adopted to protect markets and consumers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

The prosecutor general said Kozyura had agreed to share information "constituting state secrets" for financial reward and deserved the harshest punishment.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

It found Kim guilty of manipulating the share price of Deutsch Motors, a South Korean car dealer, which it ruled a "collusive... trading act constituting market manipulation".

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

According to McKinsey & Co., the total quantum industry — computing, communications and sensing — could grow into a $97 billion market by 2035, with quantum computing constituting the lion’s share.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025

The enthusiasm Olmsted had identified during his travels, though still far from constituting a tidal wave, at last seemed to begin propelling visitors to Jackson Park.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson


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