comprise

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In the growth sector, index funds hold large positions in tech companies that thrive by creating demand for their products, and the winners offset the losers that also comprise the index.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

A JP Morgan report warns AI risks widening gender gaps, noting women comprise less than one-third of AI-skilled workers.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

The company’s optical circuit switches, co-packaged optics solutions and transceivers currently comprise a quarter of its total revenues — but it projects that these three areas will drive 60% of total revenue in two years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Those expectations matter: small businesses comprise nearly 40% of private-sector payrolls.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

The pages that comprise it are printed with Shakespearean sonnets.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern