amounted to
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No other candidates stood in the contest to replace Starmer so Burnham’s selection amounted to a coronation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
At that time, this amounted to refocusing its water supply program on serving users in San Bernardino County rather than urban users throughout Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
However, the court found that not every calibration or emissions-control strategy amounted to a defeat device.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Her legal team described the businessman as a Russian-born exile and outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing that Pitt’s claims amounted to an inaccurate and xenophobic attempt to discredit him.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
“You got my word,” I say, which, considering all the lying I’d been doing lately, didn’t seem like it amounted to much.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
