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majority

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




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“You have to be accurate the majority of the time.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The motion needed a two-thirds majority from each of the three Orders – bishops, clergy, and lay members.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Despite all the challenges and negative findings, the survey did interestingly find that a majority, albeit slim, of residents still found themselves generally optimistic about their economic future in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Artificial intelligence and data-center markets, analyst Vivek Arya said, are driving the majority of the gains.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Within a couple of centuries, the majority of the local megafauna was extinct, along with 60 per cent of all bird species.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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