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[dom-uh-neyt] / ˈdɒm əˌneɪt /




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The difficulty is that large, luminous stars dominate the light, while smaller stars are far dimmer and much harder to identify.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

The return of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to the UK continues to dominate the front pages on Friday.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

With extended family who dominate Venezuelan industries from beer to television broadcasting, the Cisneroses have long been the country’s most prominent business dynasty.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

"This is a space I see that China is already dominating and is going to dominate."

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Already in control of most of central Mexico, Teotihuacan was looking for new lands to dominate.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

The devastating flash flood and mudslides along the Nepal and Tibet border dominates Thursday's papers.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Sales of nonfood items—throw pillows, kitchen gadgets and apparel—tend to garner higher margins and aren’t categories where Walmart already dominates.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Interestingly, history teaches us that it doesn’t seem to matter to the stock market which party dominates in the midterm elections; it tends to rally regardless, once premidterm uncertainty gets resolved.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

The limited resource is one of the key challenges in the rivalry between the United States and China, which currently dominates the market, both in terms of production and refining.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Many Ionians believed the underlying harmony of the universe to be accessible through observation and experiment, the method that dominates science today.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The first two decades of the Premier League were dominated by one man.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

The record demand surprised the ETF industry, which is dominated by such financial behemoths as BlackRock and Vanguard Group.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

But Parton, whose hit "9 to 5" was a feminist anthem, declined to describe herself as such despite shaking up the male dominated country music industry.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Subramanian argued that, while the market seems dominated by megacap growth stocks, large-cap value has ranked No. 1 or No. 2 across four size and style categories in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

It was a face to be dominated by, or to fight: never a face to patronize or pity.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

With the Saints dominating time of possession in the third quarter, Simpson got only three second-half series.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" continued dominating the North American box office, drawing an additional $70 million in ticket sales on its third weekend on the big screen, according to industry estimates.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

With penalties too, it is clear to see why he is dominating the budget forward category.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

And dominating the paint for stretches of the game, Hamby had four turnovers, including two in the fourth.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

It’d been quite a while since the last time JB had rolled over on top of Gary, the last time he’d seemed to be dominating this fight.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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