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So far this year, 35% of the city’s homicide victims were Black, even though Black people comprise just 8% of the population — roughly the same percentage that they represented 20 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The initial 44 contacts were health care workers, while the additional nine comprise more health staff as well as members of the infected woman's family and household staff, Idris said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
The war years also comprise the most heart-wrenching sections of Ms. Ostler’s book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The 100 million barrels will comprise a mix of diesel and crude oil.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
As a result, people who are classified as violent offenders comprise a much larger share of the prison population than they would if they had earlier release dates.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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AT&T last week said it has reached a deal to sell its Mexico wireless business, which comprises the entirety of its Latin America segment, to Grupo Televisa and Fintech Holdings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
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
Lucas Museum’s Chief Executive Tracey Bates said “Star Wars” comprises only 7% of the museum’s inaugural exhibitions, but there’s still plenty for fans — even casual ones — to sink their teeth into.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Oceania comprises the Americas, the Atlantic islands including the British Isles, Australasia, and the southern portion of Africa.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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But the data still shows a surge in voting by some counties on the border with Mexico, which are comprised of more than 90% Hispanic people.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
He painted a picture of a Muse business model comprised of subscriptions, ads, e-commerce tools and other features.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Among those sources of conflict expressed in “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” are the years that comprised the Harlem Renaissance, or the New Negro Movement as it was often referred to at the time.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 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
But the crowd was not comprised of people.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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The wage board, comprising representatives of employers and workers, was set up by the government on Sunday to negotiate a pay rise.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
The board, comprising representatives of employers and workers, was set up by the government on Sunday to negotiate a pay rise.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
The Facebook parent said Monday it will launch roughly $35 billion in public offerings, comprising $22.5 billion of Class A common stock and $12.5 billion of depositary shares representing mandatory convertible preferred stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
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
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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