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majority

[muh-jawr-i-tee, -jor-] / məˈdʒɔr ɪ ti, -ˈdʒɒr- /




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“An overwhelming majority of Angelenos just voted to replace the current mayor because they’re sick of the status quo—and so am I,” Raman said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Talks repeatedly broke down, as he went toe-to-toe with Masayoshi Son, CEO of Sprint’s majority owner, SoftBank, and a famously tough negotiator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The eldest of the siblings, who is now a teenager, has attended the vast majority of these cases.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“If I had a $1,000 and had a choice between putting it into tech and putting it into infrastructure, the vast majority of it is going into infrastructure,” he says.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The majority started to melt away in March.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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