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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
Total orders for durable goods, which comprise goods meant to last three years or more, increased in June by 0.3% to $334.8 billion, compared with a 4% decrease in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 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
Not only does the stock market comprise a greater share of American wealth than ever before, but it has also reached new extremes in terms of heft relative to the broader economy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
My mitochondria comprise a very large proportion of me.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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It comprises a chocolate shell with biscuit pieces, chocolate and vanilla ice cream layers, and a caramel lava centre which he describes as "four dimensional".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 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.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
In fact, those who were born in the 1950s, which comprises the majority of the baby boom generation, have shifted to the Democrats, especially the women.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
In Feynman’s sum, each history comprises a complete space-time and everything in it.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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The stricken area is comprised mostly of towns and villages with few, if any, high-rise buildings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Imax 70mm comprised about 4% of that total, with Imax digital making up the rest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
According to a Business Insider report, Cursor once comprised up to half of Anthropic’s total revenues.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
Conventional wisdom insisted that the economy in general comprised tangible things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 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
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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
Our continuing nationwide scan of school system practices has uncovered more than 600 school districts, comprising more than 9,200 schools in 41 states, that openly practice alternative discipline methods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The group had successfully held a run in May, with social media posts showing a crowd, comprising many foreigners, jogging on the streets with headphones.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Enhanced formats made up 53% of the domestic weekend’s total, with both film and digital Imax revenue comprising 23.8%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
A contest comprising three acts of marvelous magic.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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