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While the affected goods only comprise about 5% of Canada’s exports to the U.S., “politically the rupture is considerably larger,” Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, said in a weekend note.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 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
For Dan Tana’s, as far as ghosts go, they comprise a who’s who of Hollywood royalty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The second camp, though, seems to comprise the league’s newer owners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
My mitochondria comprise a very large proportion of me.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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The G20 comprises 19 nations plus the EU and the African Union.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Shein said its product selection comprises of more than 2 million apparel styles, with customers able to select from about 4,700 new styles on a daily basis.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Kidjo joins Charlize Theron, a white South African actress, in representing Africa on the Walk of Fame, which comprises more than 2,800 stars.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The Buss family trust comprises of Jerry Buss' six children, with Jeanie serving as the governor of the Lakers since her father's death in 2013.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Chandresh asks when Marco reaches the suite that comprises the entire fifth story, each room lit by a multitude of Moroccan lanterns that cast fractured shadows over the opulent furniture.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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If horror is “flesh and fluids,” then the flesh of this movie is a body comprised of nebulous ideas.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
The stricken area is comprised mostly of towns and villages with few, if any, high-rise buildings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
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
“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
As they walked along, Santa described to Mrs. Reilly the many sadnesses and tribulations that had comprised old lady Lopez’s dismal existence.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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Over the past two years, it has sold projects comprising more than 7 gigawatts of powered land to data-center developers, including sites in Wisconsin for Oracle and OpenAI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The upper end, comprising more expensive homes, is humming along, particularly in pricey markets in the Northeast, while the lower end, comprising more affordable homes, is sagging.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Disney said in a statement it will make available Marvel, Star Wars and other content comprising "memorable scenes and moments from Disney movies and shows."
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
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
It is one of the undisputed masterpieces of all music for the violin, comprising an astonishing sixty-four continuous variations on a single theme, creating the impression of an orchestra of sound from one single instrument.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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