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constitute

[kon-sti-toot, -tyoot] / ˈkɒn stɪˌtut, -ˌtjut /




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Indeed, a White House official told ProPublica that Dans’ consulting work did not constitute a conflict of interest for that very reason.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

Running a business, either directly or indirectly, would breach the terms of Hall's bankruptcy order and constitute a criminal offence.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

The lease payments under those arrangements are expected to constitute a significant portion of SB Energy’s near-term revenue, the company said in its IPO filing.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

“The law in North Carolina is clear: A person may be guilty of a crime, although he or she personally does not do any of the acts necessary to constitute the crime,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

Those disparate rates constitute history’s broadest pattern and my book’s subject.

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

In 2025 — after Walker’s death — the state passed a law meant to clarify what constitutes a risk of death.

From Salon Sep. 17, 2026

It will then require approval from full council because it constitutes a change to the authority's annual budget.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Gen. Rob Bonta and the California Energy Commission allege that one of the deals violates federal law and constitutes an illegal payout.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Thirty-five years of Ukrainian independence constitutes a great victory, especially given the battles of the past 12 years.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

“My specialty is in administrative supplies—quills, papyrus, Baridian ink—the Temple of Lkossa alone constitutes a quarter of my business, what with all the books and maps they house there.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

When the Rams won Super Bowl LVI, inside their home stadium in Inglewood, Calif., it constituted absolute vindication.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

A Greenlandic commission is to present a highly anticipated report Friday to determine whether Denmark's forced contraception of thousands of the Arctic island's indigenous Inuit constituted a "genocide".

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

The union argued in the lawsuit that it constituted “a transfer of wealth from the workers to their employers.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

The judge added: "It constituted an appalling betrayal of trust."

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

On the north the view was bounded by the long chalk ridge of the Hog’s Back, from behind whose eastern extremity rose the towers of the seven skyscrapers which constituted Guildford.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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

He proposed that home and work are our first and second “places,” with “people places” designed to strengthen local ties and foster the common good constituting these “third” spaces.

From Salon Mar. 30, 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




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