constitute
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It said interational students constitute a quarter of all students but pay over 45% of the fee income.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
As equity typically earns about 9% a year, that asset tax would constitute a marginal tax rate on the very richest of just 11% of their average annual gain.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
But featuring someone in a demeaning way without permission "may constitute an infringement of both portrait rights and reputation rights", said Li's lawyer Yijie Zhao, from Henan Huailv Law Firm.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Submitting a false affidavit could constitute perjury, officials say.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Other former atolls, such as Henderson and Rennell, have been lifted far above sea level to constitute raised limestone islands.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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