dominant

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The analysts think Tencent’s key credit strengths are underpinned by its dominant market position across gaming, social networking and digital services in China, supported by a large and highly engaged user ecosystem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Social Security was the dominant assumption in American retirement planning because the rest of the system — pensions, employer-funded healthcare, predictable inflation — did most of the heavy lifting.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Rahul Verma, a fellow at the Delhi-based Centre for Policy Research, argues that the rise of a nationally dominant BJP has transformed the incentives facing regional politicians.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

For Roche, the deal is a way to broaden its footprint in oncology, where it already holds a dominant position globally.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

And in the end, the dominant factor in Gethenian life is not sex or any other human thing: it is their environment, their cold world.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin