major

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China’s Iran proposal aims to keep Beijing at the table as a major power, said Yun Sun, director of the China program at the Stimson Center think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

With a single exception, the surviving cast, major and minor, is present and accounted for, still looking very much like themselves, their characters older, but not wiser.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The five-time major champion also smoothed his return by paying fines said to be worth around £63m.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Although the data-center developer’s fiscal third-quarter earnings broadly topped analysts’ estimates, Applied Digital didn’t announce any major hyperscaler deals.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The mountain was still in major lockdown since we didn’t know who we could trust, and the professors had set up a schedule to patrol the corridors twenty-four hours a day.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin