comprise

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Total orders for durable goods—which comprise goods meant to last three years or more— were $315.5 billion in February, down 1.4% from January’s $319.9 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Though much of southern Lebanon is predominantly Shiite, Kfar Chouba and its neighbors comprise a pocket of Christian, Druze and Sunni Muslim communities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The company’s optical circuit switches, co-packaged optics solutions and transceivers currently comprise a quarter of its total revenues — but it projects that these three areas will drive 60% of total revenue in two years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Those expectations matter: small businesses comprise nearly 40% of private-sector payrolls.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

My mitochondria comprise a very large proportion of me.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas