- present tense form of constitute (3rd person singular).
constitutes
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Warning against "internal fractures" in the organisation, he said: "We must ensure that we preserve what constitutes its strength -- namely, its unity."
From Barron's ● Nov. 15, 2026
“All of the humanity, history, despair, and triumph that constitutes Elvis’ identity was stolen and is stored on servers and harnessed by Suno to make massive amounts of money,” the Presley complaint said.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
“Failure by a company to publish inside information as soon as possible in the form of an ad hoc disclosure constitutes a breach of the Market Abuse Regulation,” it said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Despite the multiple vantage points and implausible bird’s-eye view, the image works because it constitutes a self-contained reality.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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