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




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From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

“The foregoing failures constitute deliberate indifference to the unconstitutional conditions that exist in the prisons,” investigators wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

In all instances, Mattel hasn’t informed Wall Street of how production and marketing costs are split, or what box-office benchmarks and toy sales constitute a success, analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

After the ruling, Humala's lawyer Julio Espinoza Goyena wrote on social media that the court had decided the contributions his client received on electoral campaigns "do not constitute money laundering".

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

The Fish and Wildlife Service has found it necessary to express serious concern over this trend, pointing out that “parathion treated areas constitute a potential hazard to humans, domestic animals, and wildlife.”

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Hoskins said in an interview that the rulings reflected differences of opinion over what constitutes fair and accurate language, noting that the appellate courts had also sometimes rejected revisions made or approved by lower courts.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

Even my chicken-tasting panel had thoughts about what constitutes an actual Cane’s.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

Thirty-five years of Ukrainian independence constitutes a great victory, especially given the battles of the past 12 years.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

The Constitutional Council found that Article 1 of the legislation "constitutes an infringement that is neither appropriate, necessary, nor proportionate" to the freedom of expression and communication of those under 15.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

The pane of glass thus constitutes the picture plane, and the image drawn on to it can then be copied on to another surface.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The judge added: "It constituted an appalling betrayal of trust."

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Walter, 66 years old, is now at the center of a federal probe into the workings of his financial empire and whether private-credit deals involving his companies constituted fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The spokesman did not say whether gasoline constituted an “illicit material.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The ANJ said the site's continued availability -- where betting odds on different events are updated in real time -- constituted advertising.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Indeed, it might even be said that this small decision of mine constituted something of a key turning point; that that decision set things on an inevitable course towards what eventually happened.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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

They employed it to write syllables or letters constituting grammatical endings.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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