major

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To understand how often these extreme storms occur, Lin and her team reviewed records of major tropical cyclones from roughly the past 40 years.

From Science Daily

"But it is a standardized... scheduled surgery, so we expect the procedure to be carried out without major complications."

From Barron's

The DSA stipulates that major platforms must explain content-moderation decisions, provide transparency for users and ensure researchers can carry out essential work, such as understanding how much children are exposed to dangerous content.

From Barron's

A major problem concerns housing costs, which account for about one-third of the data inputs for the CPI.

From Los Angeles Times

Cameron Spencer: As the northern hemisphere works through winter, we are fortunate in Australia to start the year with a major international event in the middle of our summer, the Australian Open in Melbourne.

From BBC