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majority

[muh-jawr-i-tee, -jor-] / məˈdʒɔr ɪ ti, -ˈdʒɒr- /




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Roberts is the only member of the conservative majority who doesn’t readily identify as an originalist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

In March, the nation’s high court heard arguments about a five-day grace period in Mississippi, with the court’s conservative majority appearing skeptical.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Taiwan, the US ally and self-governed island that Beijing claims, produces the majority of the world's most advanced chips, the tiny processors that sit inside smartphones, laptops and AI data centres.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Neither Sanchez nor Fujimori will have a legislative majority and whoever wins must build alliances to complete their term, according to analyst Jeffrey Radzinsky.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

However, the overwhelming majority of White Southern citizens, as well as leaders of all stripes—from political, to religious, to civic— continued to resist the Supreme Court’s Brown decision.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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