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[may-jer] / ˈmeɪ dʒər /




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Since then, emissions of six major air pollutants have fallen 78% while the economy grew over 320%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

In recent years, Roundabout has worked on major projects, including recent Oscar winner “One Battle After Another,” the 50th anniversary restoration of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and Netflix’s animated comedy “Leo.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

The country has consistently denied being behind a number of major cyber attacks it has been blamed for in recent years.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

News of the hacking attack, which is thought to be the biggest ever crypto heist, caused the prices of most major cryptocurrencies to fall sharply.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

There was one major difference between the fuel in the spent storage pools and the fuel inside the reactors.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Third-quarter earnings reports from the five global oil majors are apt to show $54 billion in available new cash.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Friday’s buyback hike is Eni’s third of the year and illustrates how the conflict in the Middle East and record high refining margins are offering energy majors an unexpected windfall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

With Kartal absent from three of the four majors, no British women went past the second round of a Grand Slam tournament in 2026.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

In Minnesota, Carleton College’s current senior class has 73 computer-science majors, according to the chair of the computer-science department, Amy Csizmar Dalal.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

He majors in English and writes small, sad poems.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

Forget computer science—although grads from top schools are doing all right—and forget AI itself: “It’s sort of like saying you majored in Excel,” says one expert.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

"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

He had graduated from Lincoln University in Missouri, where he had majored in science, with an interest in biology.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

The number of students majoring in computer science dropped to 212 in 2026, down 19% from the 2021 peak, according to Dartmouth data.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Now, in the fall of 2026, 1,315 students enrolled at Michigan are majoring in computer science — down 48% from the 2023 peak, university data show.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

At the Kelley School, where currently 278 students are majoring in real estate, faculty picked only 20 to manage the private-equity fund.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

One Stanford undergraduate majoring in economics said their plans to stay for a fifth year to earn a master’s degree have been thrown into question.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

“I’m majoring in philosophy at the University at Albany. I have to think about my future.”

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty


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