major
Example Sentences
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The oil major was awarded $10.5 billion plus interest by an international court after the nationalization of Venezuela’s oil industry in 2007.
From MarketWatch
Traders turned to safe-haven assets and bulked up on defense stocks, as the biggest market movements in early European trading came away from oil majors.
A safer method for increasing calorie burn could therefore have major benefits for public health.
From Science Daily
High levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are a major driver of climate change.
From Science Daily
But Guo makes a major change; for in her story, the young and sometimes gloomy male protagonist has been transformed into an adventurous young woman.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
