constitute

Prosperous, modern South Korea and Taiwan now constitute half the benchmark and are still in it for technical reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

More generally, female dispersal and the tendency for males to remain in their natal group also constitute a predominant pattern among the great apes.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

The report documents instances that may constitute federal wire fraud, revealing that unsuspecting private donors who intended to support the congressionally chartered foundation were apparently surreptitiously handed Freedom 250’s bank account and routing numbers instead.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

Whether the six suspects constitute their own ring or are part of a larger group is unknown, Azarcon said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

To us, a few dozen people constitute a small, ordinary gathering, but to the Fayu it was a rare, frightening event.

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

NFL games have replay after replay and you still need tenured MIT scientists to deduce what constitutes a catch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

After recounting the various permutations of a central bank throughout American history, he concluded that the Fed’s independence constitutes a “special arrangement sanctioned by history.”

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

"Any diversion or embezzlement of funds constitutes a profound betrayal of the faith reposed by millions of devotees in one of the most sacred institutions of Hindu faith."

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

The definition for what constitutes a liminal space has been debated, but most are sparsely populated and vaguely retro.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

Stateroom 3 is glorious as well as a misnomer—it constitutes half the car, and contains at least one additional room, which is cordoned off with a thick velvet curtain.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

The ANJ said the site's continued availability -- where betting odds on different events are updated in real time -- constituted advertising.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

In its report, the committee said it had tasked itself with establishing "what constituted 'due process' when it came to political appointments".

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

A similarly constituted body could govern the AI fund’s investment priorities and distribution policy, shielded from both corporate lobbying and political pressures.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

The digital yuan constituted 95% of the 4,000 cross-border payments on mBridge as of November, according to research published in March by the Atlantic Council.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Hamilton was hardly unique in his recognition that the vast resources of the North American continent constituted a repository of riches that, once unlocked, offered prospects of unparalleled prosperity and national destiny.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The prosecutor general said Kozyura had agreed to share information "constituting state secrets" for financial reward and deserved the harshest punishment.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

It found Kim guilty of manipulating the share price of Deutsch Motors, a South Korean car dealer, which it ruled a "collusive... trading act constituting market manipulation".

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

According to McKinsey & Co., the total quantum industry — computing, communications and sensing — could grow into a $97 billion market by 2035, with quantum computing constituting the lion’s share.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025

Public health experts have gone so far as to describe social isolation and loneliness as constituting a public health crisis in the United States.

From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2025

A total of 241 signs or letters was neatly divided by etched vertical lines into groups of several signs, possibly constituting words.

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