constitute

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This categorization didn’t constitute a formal regulation; rather the agency was using its discretion not to go after compounders who used ingredients it deemed safe — those from the first category.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Premier David Eby granted Aboriginal title of Haida Gwaii—formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands—on the West Coast to the Haida Nation, who constitute only about half the archipelago’s population.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

After MSPs expressed concerns at stage one, the bill now explicitly says that disability and mental illness alone do not constitute terminal illness.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

It does not constitute personalized investment, tax, legal, or financial advice.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

“It quickly became apparent to me,” he wrote, that. . . the prison warden, to be effective, would have to constitute himself not as an instrument of punishment but a firm, frank friend in need.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover