constitute

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The U.S. said Iranian attacks on oil facilities in the United Arab Emirates didn’t constitute a cease-fire breach, easing concerns of further attacks on oil supply from the U.A.E.,

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Over the course of the 17-day rally, the chip sector’s biggest gainers constitute a diversified group.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

But even taken all together, do they constitute an existential threat to the contiguous United States or our interests abroad?

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

“Reservoirs constitute an important source of methane,” said John Harrison, a professor at Washington State University’s School of the Environment who studies the greenhouse gases that reservoirs emit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

And with that, tears flowed and lungs wailed, leaving those of us in the garden to form our own opinions about what did and did not constitute a crybaby.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan