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comprise

[kuhm-prahyz] / kəmˈpraɪz /


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“There are many fine law firms that comprise many fine professionals, who are trying to serve clients in what can appear to be very similar ways,” said Heather McDevitt, chair of White & Case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The 100 million barrels will comprise a mix of diesel and crude oil.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Bedminster, about 40 miles west of Manhattan, is one of five towns that comprise the Somerset Hills, an affluent region of New Jersey known for its rolling countryside, historic estates and Gilded Age history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Roughly 85 percent of water systems serve communities of fewer than 50,000, communities that together comprise less than 10 percent of the entire U.S. population.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

“Name the component structures that comprise the hand.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

The work, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, is part of a wider Lost Woods restoration programme which Epsom said comprises "19 individual projects".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

As Herzog moves the sisters between reality and film’s dreamy latter half, he plunges into the fizzy static that comprises their cosmic connection, examining their solitude as only he can.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

This unexpected request prompts a flashback to Graham’s military posting in postwar Austria, which comprises the heart of the novel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

In true Tove Lo fashion, the surrounding serene village made her turn to the familiar sounds of heavy club electronica, further building on the contradictory ethos that comprises “Estrus.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

This list comprises the basic elements of music as we understand them in Western culture.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

The team is comprised of two Nasa astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a Canadian astronaut whose wife is expecting their third child two months into the mission.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The transaction implies a total enterprise value of approximately $7.7 billion, comprised of an equity purchase price of approximately $4.6 billion and approximately $3.1 billion of debt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Not only in the sheer existence of the AI itself, which is comprised of literal stolen material, but in robbing creators of their process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

According to data from Circana, they comprised 1.6% of women’s total footwear sales for the 12 months ending in June; that was a bit up from 1.4% a year ago.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

He had a dark complexion and an intelligent face, and he casually shook hands with each of the men beneath the tree, men who as I later discovered comprised the highest Thembu court of justice.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Last year, Anthropic spent $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure, comprising over half of its $12.65 billion in total operating expenses.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

World Series Cricket lasted for two seasons – 1977-78 and 1978-79 – comprising one-day matches and 'SuperTests' between teams representing Australia, West Indies and a World XI.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

By researching court records and newspapers, Mr. White discovered new information about this important neighborhood, comprising some 264 people in 1855, which was torn down during the construction of Central Park.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

The vast Theban necropolis, comprising an area of around 10km², was Egypt’s main royal and elite cemetery for half a millennium, from ca.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

The sixty-six highest-ranked wrestlers in Japan, comprising the makuuchi and juryo divisions, make up the sumo elite.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt


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