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preponderance

[pri-pon-der-uhns] / prɪˈpɒn dər əns /


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She wasn’t proved guilty “even by a mere preponderance of the evidence,” Summers wrote, let alone “beyond a reasonable doubt.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

The preponderance of short-term call options can provide extra juice to a stock-market rally because of the dynamic between traders and dealers, SpotGamma explains.

From MarketWatch Apr. 20, 2026

Emerging market stocks still trade at a steep discount to the S&P 500, despite a preponderance of technology stocks in these markets.

From Barron's Jan. 2, 2026

I’ve never been more grateful to receive such a preponderance of unsolicited messages, and that says a lot since speed-deletion skills are a crowning achievement of my decades-long career in journalism.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2025

Perhaps you learned something, or perhaps the concentration required calmed you, even if you did lose a preponderance of games.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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