major

Example Sentences

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It is the whitest, wealthiest and best-educated of Arizona’s nine congressional districts, home to numerous upscale resorts, major medical campuses and a large population of retirees comfortably settled in one of many gated communities.

From Los Angeles Times

This was a major own-goal, to be sure, but one could say that Starmer lay down with a dog and got up with fleas.

From Salon

Although she has been a supporter of the tax, she has also concluded that it is a major obstacle to building new housing.

From Los Angeles Times

The resulting spending constraints will amount to “a major change for most Princetonians,” he wrote in his annual State of the University letter.

From The Wall Street Journal

American DeChambeau, also a two-time major winner, suffered a horror round with four bogeys in six holes on the front nine to slide down the leaderboard.

From Barron's