dominant
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Lystrosaurus, a tough, plant-eating ancestor of mammals, became one of the dominant species after the End-Permian Mass Extinction around 252 million years ago.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
Electronic countermeasures — jamming and GPS disruption — held the dominant technology share in 2025, at roughly 47% of the market.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
This is why cultivating allies is critical to chokepoints: they can turn a moderate economic edge into a dominant one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
While EDM has emerged over the years as a dominant force, comprising nearly 45% of this year’s lineup, artists from the sometimes polarizing dubstep/riddim scene are rarely given such a prominent platform.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
To secure the Revolution and stabilize its legacy on a national level required a dominant leader who focused the energies of the national government in one “singular character.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing dominant
The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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