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comprise

[kuhm-prahyz] / kəmˈpraɪz /


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"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

U.S. revenues now comprise 81% of the overall business, up from 73% last year, Palantir CFO David Glazer told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

Consideration for the deal, which is set to close in early 2027, would comprise $718 million in cash and 65.853 million newly issued Energy Fuels common shares.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

The company owns factories, machinery and showrooms, and employs mechanics, accountants and secretaries, but all these together do not comprise Peugeot.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Her forearm tattoo comprises geometric shapes symbolising different members and aspects of her family.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

“From the Front Line,” translated by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler, with commentary by Mr. Chandler and Julia Volohova, comprises a selection of Grossman’s 49 articles from the Red Star.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Lilly’s GLP-1 franchise, which includes Zepbound/Mounjaro and Foundayo, comprises 65% of its sales.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

BP's North Sea portfolio comprises five production hubs and employs about 1,100 people, the company noted Friday as it maintained its commitment to the UK, which will remain home to its global headquarters.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

“Do you know, Calpurnia, that the class Insecta comprises the largest number of living organisms known to man?”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

In Trump Media’s first-ever earnings call on Monday, Interim Chief Executive Kevin McGurn said the early sign-ups comprised primarily high-frequency trading firms paying between $60,000 and $100,000 a month.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Imax 70mm comprised about 4% of that total, with Imax digital making up the rest.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

Shortly after the war began in late February, Chief Financial Officer Harmit Singh said the Middle East comprised less than 1% of Levi’s total business.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

As Jensen noted Monday, “Quantinuum envisions a hybrid compute world” comprised of CPUs, GPUs, and quantum processors, “with quantum computing as the foundational layer.”

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

An avalanche comprised of a hundred thousand memories, experiences, sights, smells, sounds, and feelings swept over me.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

When the agreement went into effect in October 2025, the Yellow Line marked off territory comprising about 53% of Gaza.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Magistrate Ann Minton ordered him to pay a total of £1,771, comprising two fines of £333 and £666, £240 in costs and victim surcharges totalling £532.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

LXP Industrial owns a portfolio of modern warehouse and logistics facilities across the U.S., comprising approximately 53 million square feet across 108 properties in markets including the Sunbelt and Midwest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Nowak said that Google Cloud’s earnings before interest and taxes, or operating profit, will reach $132 billion in 2028, comprising 46% of companywide operating profit.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

I had had in the meantime more opportunity to observe the house; it was taller than it was broad, comprising four floors, with ivy covering much of the front right up to the gables.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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