majority
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Iran’s metals sector generates several billion dollars in revenue annually, with the majority coming from steel exports, the Treasury Department said in a 2024 statement about Khuzestan Steel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The top two vote-getters in the primary will compete in the Nov. 3 general election unless one candidate wins a majority in June.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
It’s the same LLC that they used to buy a majority of the dwellings they shared during their marriage.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Power has been restored in the majority of areas.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
The majority of the picketers were NCC students whom Fuller had recruited to “fill out” the picket lines.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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