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The Dodgers lead the major leagues in attendance, on pace to sell 4 million tickets for the second consecutive season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
In September, nearly all the major mortgage lenders in the UK announced increases in the cost of home loans.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The museum was Mr. Libeskind’s first major building and remains the work to which he’s most attached.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Readings of market breadth, which take into account how the majority of stocks are performing, rather than just those in major indexes, are negative on many fronts.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
This was a major turning point in human history.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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In recent years, listed European energy majors such as BP and TotalEnergies have also expanded their trading operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
At least six deaf men have played in the majors since Hoy, but Pride is just the second to do so in the last 112 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Sinner and Alcaraz swept the board between them at the majors in 2024 and 2025 - and Zverev has taken full advantage against the rest of the field in their absences.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
These rules, however, do not apply at the majors.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Over it a baseball card of the first female pitcher in the majors hangs in a plastic mount.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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"Since I am the first I feel a great responsibility to pave the way for other women athletes who love playing games as much as I do," said Park, who majored in taekwondo in college.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
She attended Brandeis University, where she majored in political science and performed in musicals and cabaret.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
After coming through the LTA system, Fery opted to go on a scholarship to Stanford University in California - a prestigious institution that specialises in research - and majored in science, technology and society.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
But AI wasn’t allowed for quizzes or exams testing memorized subjects, said the 22-year-old, who majored in business computer information systems.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
“Stephen, I didn’t study how to save your ass in Waynesboro. I majored in political science. If your problem was to do with proportional representation in Switzerland, I might be able to help you.”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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Starting in 2013, the number of students majoring in sociology dropped from 31,000 to 21,000 in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
He walked onto the team at Texas A&M, majoring in business finance, planning to stick around campus long enough to earn a master’s degree.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
Sherry Zhou, a senior majoring in political science and communications, said the timing was difficult with major assignments due and many professors using Canvas to share readings and slide decks.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
The teacher told me I had potential for majoring in music, and he was the one that pushed me, professor Kurt at the University of Texas-Pan American.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
“Yeah, it’s been fun. Even if it sometimes feels like I'm majoring in philosophy,” Benji said.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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