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[kon-sti-toot, -tyoot] / ˈkɒn stɪˌtut, -ˌtjut /




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Indeed, a White House official told ProPublica that Dans’ consulting work did not constitute a conflict of interest for that very reason.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

Running a business, either directly or indirectly, would breach the terms of Hall's bankruptcy order and constitute a criminal offence.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Both take in the wider world as they drill down into the behavioral dynamics that constitute the dramatic core of his work.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Government lawyers argued at a hearing before Cooper on Thursday that the phrasing would not constitute a renaming but rather recognition of Trump's efforts to renovate the building honoring president John F Kennedy.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

“Why didn’t you tell anyone? It seems like the sort of thing that would constitute news. It would seem you might tell your mother, for example, or your sisters, perhaps—someone.”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

The reason such strength constitutes a bubble warning is that investors have to be particularly exuberant in order to bid growth stocks higher in the wake of rising interest rates.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

In 2025 — after Walker’s death — the state passed a law meant to clarify what constitutes a risk of death.

From Salon Sep. 17, 2026

Bessent's plan constitutes a "forced effort that's too obvious," O'Hare said.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

It will then require approval from full council because it constitutes a change to the authority's annual budget.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

“Assuming that Miss Anthony believed she had a right to vote, that fact constitutes no defense if in truth she had not the right.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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

To his new coach, the spectacular move constituted a cardinal sin.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

A Greenlandic commission is to present a highly anticipated report Friday to determine whether Denmark's forced contraception of thousands of the Arctic island's indigenous Inuit constituted a "genocide".

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

The union argued in the lawsuit that it constituted “a transfer of wealth from the workers to their employers.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

The show notes other Levitt innovations, inspired by the builder’s own vision of what constituted a childhood of privilege.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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

He proposed that home and work are our first and second “places,” with “people places” designed to strengthen local ties and foster the common good constituting these “third” spaces.

From Salon Mar. 30, 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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