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major

[may-jer] / ˈmeɪ dʒər /




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Metrolink is one of two major transit authorities in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

There have so far been 17 named storms in the basin including nine hurricanes, seven of which were major.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

"Truly, this is a corporate accountability case," he told AFP, citing the recent example of Meta, which reached a major settlement over teen social media addiction.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Investors will also watch retail sales figures and booking numbers from major online platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Cities like Washington and Baltimore, a lot of people live in apartments. It’s major that we can eliminate them from consideration.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

They tell clients in a note that Commonwealth Bank and ANZ were the strongest of the majors in business lending, with the former capturing 28% of flow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

ANZ captured 15% and regional lenders grew above the majors in business lending, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Students with more AI-exposed majors had a 1.7-percentage-point drop in their chance of finding work in the state within a year, compared to those with less AI-exposed majors.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

They also lead the majors in road attendance this season, having drawn 2.82 million, or 36,159 a game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

It seemed normal to all of us, but the majors expression grew stormy throughout the courses.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

“It’s sort of like saying you majored in Excel,” Miscovich says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 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

But AI wasn’t allowed for quizzes or exams testing memorized subjects, said the 22-year-old, who majored in business computer information systems.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

“I should have majored in engineering or something,” she told Curt.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Despite her patchy schooling, Steinem received a scholarship to Smith College, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa after majoring in government.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

At the Kelley School, where currently 278 students are majoring in real estate, faculty picked only 20 to manage the private-equity fund.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

He is a student at Syracuse University, majoring in magazine, news and digital journalism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

He walked onto the team at Texas A&M, majoring in business finance, planning to stick around campus long enough to earn a master’s degree.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026

She asks him about the program at Columbia, mentioning that she’d gone to Barnard for college, majoring in art history.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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