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A Japan Tobacco spokeswoman said “temporary administration” doesn’t constitute nationalization or requisition, but declined to comment further on what the measure entails.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

It’s estimated that death penalty appeals alone constitute about a quarter of the work of the California Supreme Court.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

"AGOA remains important to South Africa, but it does not constitute the totality of the economic relationship between South Africa and the United States," he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Cornell says silence or lack of resistance does not constitute consent.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

One week before the impact, Nature ran an article, "The Big Fizzle Is Coming," predicting that the impact would constitute nothing more than a meteor shower.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

“This is the first large-scale cyberattack carried out for the purpose of sabotage on national territory, and it constitutes a major threat to the nation’s interests and the security of the French people,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Whether or not robots dream of electric sheep, rapid advances in artificial intelligence have tech leaders and philosophers pondering what constitutes consciousness.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

"It is clear that our not having reviewed the data available to us prior to the attack constitutes a missed opportunity."

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The plaintiffs argue “excessive and unsustainable” pumping by the state Department of Water Resources constitutes a “wasteful and unreasonable use of water.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Stateroom 3 is glorious as well as a misnomer—it constitutes half the car, and contains at least one additional room, which is cordoned off with a thick velvet curtain.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Race stewards said the medication was applied in error but still constituted a "serious breach", the Age reported.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Men and boys constituted the majority of reported missing persons.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

"His actions constituted significant corruption and adversely affected US interests in Fiji."

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The chair umpire then conducted a video review of what happened, and ruled that the flickering ad constituted a “hindrance” outside of the control of the players, like some paper getting blown onto the court.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

I gave up on the front door and picked my way around the side of the house, tiptoeing between the square stones that constituted the Rezaeis’ landscaping.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

Yet punitive damages are extremely rare, constituting fewer than 3% of all customer claims that have ever resulted in any award at Finra.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

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

They employed it to write syllables or letters constituting grammatical endings.

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