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comprise

[kuhm-prahyz] / kəmˈpraɪz /


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“Mine,” in this sense, doesn’t simply allude to something Corvette will steal; she’s referring to all the invisible things that comprise a mass-produced product — the labor and energy and time.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

In South Korea, tech giants SK Hynix and Samsung have grown to comprise nearly half of the entire Kospi index, even as the benchmark has slid roughly 9% from its all-time high on May 14.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

When it came to selecting artists to comprise a quasi-supergroup for “Yoko Only,” Honda turned to close friends and those inspired by Ono.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Tech stocks comprise over two-thirds of the S&P 500’s 17.3% advance, with current valuations less than half the dot-com peak.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Our first impressions are generated by our experiences and our environment, which means that we can change our first impressions—we can alter the way we thin-slice—by changing the experiences that comprise those impressions.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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