dominant

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With their 51-44 victory over the burned Orange, the Bruins have advanced to the national championship game Sunday against a physically dominant group from powerhouse South Carolina.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Such vessels can largely be deterred by the U.S. dominant air power, but “European powers will not be able, and probably not willing, to replace that capability,” Nadimi said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

France's dominant force in the 2000s, they had fallen on hard times and were even provisionally relegated last summer due to their financial situation, only to be reinstated on appeal.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

But he added: "Rightmove is exploiting a self-evident dominant market position, and are charging too much for it."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

NOTE: The dominant in modal music did not have the harmonic function that the dominant has in tonal music.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones