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plural

[ploor-uhl] / ˈplʊər əl /
ADJECTIVE
more than one
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A more apt title might have been “The Oligarch and the Presidents,” plural, as Mellon’s clash with Roosevelt only comes in the book’s final 50 or so pages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

With 13% of South Africa's population living with the virus – polygamous unions have divided opinion in the country with many pointing to the dangers plural families face.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

In some cities that recognize plural domestic partnerships, city employees can cover multiple registered partners under municipal benefits, a benefit not required by private insurers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

Then "grünen" indicates that the noun will be plural and green in color.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2026

Luckily, it’s all too simple to decide whether all is singular or plural.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

But it allows many plurals, past tenses and contractions.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2022

But when teaching an Italian Portuguese, is it better to teach adjectives before plurals?

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2021

What is it with people and animals and irregular plurals?

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2019

Rojas-Berscia’s Hebrew helped him with plurals, conjugations, and some roots.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 27, 2018

For making plurals out of names that end in y, see pages 18-19.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner


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