major
Example Sentences
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China has become a major supplier of ingredients for small-molecule medications, coatings and sterilization agents for medical devices, and the chlorine and caustic soda used to keep water safe to drink.
She didn’t want other women in the business to think you couldn’t have a baby and run recruiting for a major college football program.
From Los Angeles Times
"Our data clearly show that the gas flares follow the patterns of the major fault systems around Milos," Nomikou explains.
From Science Daily
After the collapse of major Wall Street firms triggered a financial crisis and a punishing economic downturn, Mr. Greenspan admitted error.
Eurostar advised passengers to postpone their journeys on Tuesday to a later date, citing "major disruption" including severe delays and cancellations.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
