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major

[mey-jer] / ˈmeɪ dʒər /




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It was a major victory for the industry, and showcased Armstrong’s new status as a crypto power broker.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

The nitrogenase turned out to be the simplest known example of the enzyme yet studied, while also combining structural features from all three major nitrogenase families: molybdenum, vanadium and iron-only forms.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

Rouhani says that without the full backing of the major powers and a genuine commitment to international law and its enforcement, the world will simply keep watching the same devastating pattern repeat itself.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

Since Diplodocus was first discovered in the United States in 1878, casts of its skeleton have appeared in major natural history museums around the world, particularly during the early 20th century.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

Our next major mission was to land a man on the moon.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

My agent negotiated a deal that had me start in the majors.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Sinner and Alcaraz swept the board between them at the majors in 2024 and 2025 - and Zverev has taken full advantage against the rest of the field in their absences.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

At least six deaf men have played in the majors since Hoy, but Pride is just the second to do so in the last 112 years.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

It was Sabalenka's fifth defeat from nine majors final and provides further weight to the argument that she has underachieved at the biggest tournaments given her dominance on the WTA Tour.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Math majors marveled to hear Dr. Claytor, originally from Norfolk, advancing sophisticated mathematical proofs in his drawling “country” accent.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Alec Litowitz majored in math at MIT and went on to earn a law degree and an MBA.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

"Since I am the first I feel a great responsibility to pave the way for other women athletes who love playing games as much as I do," said Park, who majored in taekwondo in college.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

She attended Brandeis University, where she majored in political science and performed in musicals and cabaret.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

After coming through the LTA system, Fery opted to go on a scholarship to Stanford University in California - a prestigious institution that specialises in research - and majored in science, technology and society.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Wilder, who majored in gender studies in college, had been working with students to show support for Sasha.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

Katie Karroum, a Cal State Northridge senior majoring in communication studies, said AI has been “inconsistently used and applied.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2026

“They’re always talking about who they want to be matched with, who they’re matched with, who their friends are matched with,” said Rosenfeld, a Stanford senior majoring in data science.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

The teacher told me I had potential for majoring in music, and he was the one that pushed me, professor Kurt at the University of Texas-Pan American.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 26, 2026

When senior Malaya Galindez, 21, who aspires to be a physician and is majoring in health and human sciences, told her parents that she intended to minor in comedy, her father was surprised.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 25, 2025

“Yeah. She’s interested as hell in all that stuff. She’s majoring in psychology.”

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger




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