comprised

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Our fellow travelers along the I-95 corridor comprised a particularly vibrant cross-section of American society, including many bedraggled participants of Daytona’s Bike Week, trailering their baggers and dressers home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

That year, a customer understood to be Amazon—which comprised half its annual sales at the time—drastically pulled back orders.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The play-offs are comprised of 16 teams - the 12 teams who finished second in their World Cup qualifying groups and the four best-ranked Nations League group winners who missed out via qualifying.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

He said about 25% to 30% of Scotts’ cost of sales is comprised of “variable costs,” adding that most of that, if not all, is made up of commodity-sensitive materials.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

My first quarter at Lowood seemed an age; and not the golden age either; it comprised an irksome struggle with difficulties in habituating myself to new rules and unwonted tasks.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë