comprised

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The Easter Tuesday raid on 15 April 1941, one of four German bombing raids in about a month that comprised the Belfast Blitz, left a shattered city in its wake.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

He said about 25% to 30% of Scotts’ cost of sales is comprised of “variable costs,” adding that most of that, if not all, is made up of commodity-sensitive materials.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

In 1950, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization comprised a dozen countries, and the U.S. spent more than twice as much on defense as all the other members combined.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

"As an extension of that process, we also revisited the significance of our background as a group comprised entirely of Korean members," he said in a statement.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Stravinsky’s first spell of collaboration with Diaghilev comprised three ballets: The Firebird in 1910, Petrushka in 1911 and The Rite of Spring in 1913.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall