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"I think last year was the culmination of trying to win the Grand Slam and win the Masters for the first time - win my first major in 10 years," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Bhoopalan’s college-bound daughter, Thea Babith, plans to major in international relations partly because she sees the field as more AI-resistant than her previous career target: finance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

But seeing close friend and teenage phenom Keys capture her major in Melbourne last year — after many wondered if her window had passed — hit closer to home.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Andra Campos, a freshman at Stanford University planning to major in science and technology, says she never had a free summer after her freshman year of high school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Washington had been made a major in February 1753, an amazingly high rank for a man who was not quite 21 years old.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen