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dominant

[dom-uh-nuhnt] / ˈdɒm ə nənt /




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After an utterly dominant first half, the Spurs led by 29 points in the third quarter—a deficit no team competing for an NBA championship had ever recovered from.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Social Security was the dominant assumption in American retirement planning because the rest of the system — pensions, employer-funded healthcare, predictable inflation — did most of the heavy lifting.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

All three films celebrate highly dominant male protagonists who project raw power, aggression and emotional intensity.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

For many, however, the dominant feeling is concern about where the confrontation could lead.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Protective worrying, engaging with another’s mind as one entered it, taking the dominant role as one guided another’s fate, was hardly mental freedom.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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