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comprise

[kuhm-prahyz] / kəmˈpraɪz /


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Combining the information technology and communication services sectors, tech stocks comprise almost half of the S&P 500.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Hyperscalers still comprise around 55% of data-center revenue, but Nvidia intends to shift its mix toward ACIE, a bucket essentially comprising non-hyperscale customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

"Those 5,000 people comprise a community. Not just men and women under stress. It's a community under stress."

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Cases in the U.S. comprise only the smallest fraction of those numbers, with annual deaths usually in the low hundreds and diagnosed cases in the thousands.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

Some or all of these centers may actually comprise several nearby centers where food production arose more or less independently, such as North China’s Yellow River valley and South China’s Yangtze River valley.

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

Revenue from the division rose about 15% in the second quarter and comprises about 16% of the company’s total.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 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

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

Its collection comprises nine paintings by Renoir, according to its website.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

The full list comprises some four hundred and thirty- seven items, I believe, and can be viewed in Mr. Filch’s office, if anybody would like to check it.”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

GDP in 1913 — which was $39.5 billion, according to Measuring Worth — Rockefeller’s wealth comprised 2.3% of total national output, or the equivalent of roughly $742 billion in today’s economy.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

The university's Faculty Senate, a governing body comprised of professors and other academic staff, will vote on a resolution of no confidence next week, according to reports.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The transaction comprised $1.25 billion of five-year sukuk maturing in 2031 and $2 billion of 10-year notes due in 2036.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

“It is shocking that Defendants think installing a Board of Directors comprised primarily of Nexstar executives would not create influence over Tegna management,” Nunley wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Moreover, the crowd in the mysterious room at the bottom of the basin was comprised of adults, and Harry knew there were not nearly that many teachers at Hogwarts.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

Utilities in Southern states asked for $2.2 billion in rate hikes during the third quarter, according to PowerLines, comprising the steepest requests in the country.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

The Palestinians call for the territory to be part of their hoped-for independent state comprising the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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 National Museum alone lost almost two-thirds of its inventory, comprising nearly 100,000 artifacts that covered Sudan’s prehistoric age through its Nubian era, the Kingdom of Kush, the Christian era and its Islamic period.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The Slabs functions as the seasonal capital of a teeming itinerant society—a tolerant, rubber-tired culture comprising the retired, the exiled, the destitute, the perpetually unemployed.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer


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