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[may-jer] / ˈmeɪ dʒər /




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While he encouraged residents to take sensible steps to manage their own risks, he said household stockpiling was not something he wanted to make a major government priority.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Although the new findings represent a major achievement, physicists have not yet reached the threshold required to declare a confirmed observation.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026

The major stock indexes surged on Monday, retracing last week’s wild swings to close just above where they stood a week ago—when the election’s votes weren’t yet counted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Within three years it became a major bank handling state pensions and the accounts of several government entities.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

It had some scrapes and scratches, but no major damage.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

Freshman screenwriting majors Teddy Abularach and Mitch Linebaugh had recently moved to L.A. from New York City and Des Moines, respectively, to pursue careers in screenwriting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Third-quarter earnings reports from the five global oil majors are apt to show $54 billion in available new cash.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Wawrinka was good enough to win majors, but he wasn't as consistently good as his illustrious rivals.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Telecoms majors slid premarket at the prospect of increased competition, with AT&T and Verizon both falling by more than 3%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

He talked about majors, semesters, units, and many other things I did not understand.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

The personable Karty majored in computer science and has a mind for math.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

He majored in history at Yale, made friends including William F. Buckley Jr., and graduated in 1950.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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

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

He had graduated from Lincoln University in Missouri, where he had majored in science, with an interest in biology.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Now, in the fall term of 2026, 1,315 students enrolled at Michigan are majoring in computer science — down 48% from the 2023 peak, university data show.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Now, in the fall of 2026, 1,315 students enrolled at Michigan are majoring in computer science — down 48% from the 2023 peak, university data show.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

At Bowling Green State University in Ohio, Saint switched from training to be a teacher to majoring in drama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

One Stanford undergraduate majoring in economics said their plans to stay for a fifth year to earn a master’s degree have been thrown into question.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

“Sure. You have to. They don’t let you study just Talmud in that college. I’ll be majoring in psychology.”

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok


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