constitute
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His working-class roots constitute another element of his appeal.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Cornell says silence or lack of resistance does not constitute consent.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
These records of AI agents’ inner thoughts constitute much of the evidence of why they go rogue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“The unauthorized use of our restaurant premises, signage, logos, or any other proprietary elements in your content may constitute a violation of our intellectual property rights.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The Fish and Wildlife Service has found it necessary to express serious concern over this trend, pointing out that “parathion treated areas constitute a potential hazard to humans, domestic animals, and wildlife.”
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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Defending that line constitutes the Pentagon’s top China strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Whether or not robots dream of electric sheep, rapid advances in artificial intelligence have tech leaders and philosophers pondering what constitutes consciousness.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
The plaintiffs argue “excessive and unsustainable” pumping by the state Department of Water Resources constitutes a “wasteful and unreasonable use of water.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
The attack "constitutes a flagrant violation of maritime law and, more broadly, of the rules of navigation," Radev said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Despite the multiple vantage points and implausible bird’s-eye view, the image works because it constitutes a self-contained reality.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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The International Court of Justice is currently weighing whether the campaign constituted genocide, a charge the military has always denied.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
"His actions constituted significant corruption and adversely affected US interests in Fiji."
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The tech companies have argued that their actions constituted “fair use,” which allows for some copyright material to be used without explicit permission, and that their use of the material was ultimately transformative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The 57-nation Organisation of Islamic Cooperation said attacks on Mecca and Medina province, where Islam's second holiest shrine is located, constituted an "unacceptable and intolerable transgression".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
She opened the top bureau drawer and examined the bottles which constituted the medicine chest of the house— paregoric, Pain Killer, Lydia Pinkham, iron wine tonic, Hall’s Cream Salve, Epsom salts, castor oil, ammonia.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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Yet punitive damages are extremely rare, constituting fewer than 3% of all customer claims that have ever resulted in any award at Finra.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The prosecutor general said Kozyura had agreed to share information "constituting state secrets" for financial reward and deserved the harshest punishment.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
It found Kim guilty of manipulating the share price of Deutsch Motors, a South Korean car dealer, which it ruled a "collusive... trading act constituting market manipulation".
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
According to McKinsey & Co., the total quantum industry — computing, communications and sensing — could grow into a $97 billion market by 2035, with quantum computing constituting the lion’s share.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025
The enthusiasm Olmsted had identified during his travels, though still far from constituting a tidal wave, at last seemed to begin propelling visitors to Jackson Park.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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