quorum

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Inside the human mouth, roughly 700 different bacterial species constantly exchange information through a process called quorum sensing.

From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025

Abbott later changed tact, removing references to the DOJ letter when he called lawmakers back for a second special session, after Democrats returned from their quorum break.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2025

Parliament did not have a quorum when it began its session to vote on Zandanshatar's removal, the president's office said.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

An August referendum on restarting the reactor, held just three months after it closed, failed to attract a quorum, though the yes votes outweighed the noes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

The remainder just sat there, reminding everyone how far short we had fallen of the 10 percent of the membership— about seventy people—required for a quorum.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover