constitute

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“Reservoirs constitute an important source of methane,” said John Harrison, a professor at Washington State University’s School of the Environment who studies the greenhouse gases that reservoirs emit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

“Anti-trust could pose a concern given that the combination would constitute 18% share of the U.S. market and nearly 40% of American whiskey,” Moskow wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

This categorization didn’t constitute a formal regulation; rather the agency was using its discretion not to go after compounders who used ingredients it deemed safe — those from the first category.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Premier David Eby granted Aboriginal title of Haida Gwaii—formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands—on the West Coast to the Haida Nation, who constitute only about half the archipelago’s population.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Leisured, and skilled at abstracting from immediate experience, the scholar is able to see how aspects of individual experience constitute a culture.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez