majority
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The overwhelming majority of migrants left Ceuta within a day of arriving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Consuelos credits his wife with coming up with the majority of the ideas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The vast majority of water utilities in the US are publicly run, unlike most other critical infrastructure.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
A Cinema Foundation study showed that 13% of moviegoers always buy tickets to a PLF screening, while 15% never do — yet the overwhelming majority, 72%, said that it depends on the film.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
“Our country has changed,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote for the majority, arguing that the law’s original requirements were no longer justified.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
Harvard law professor Richard Lazarus, who has been a friend of Roberts’ since their time in law school, said the chief justice “is clearly working very hard” to put together majorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Plus, the package cleared both the House and Senate with overwhelming, veto-proof majorities, so Congress could override the president.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
By 2024, vast majorities in both parties – 64% apiece – reported such negative opinions.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
Discounting wars, many of which also fail to unite citizenry, vast social and economic calamities don’t admit of any solution on which majorities of Americans agree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
All that was left to negotiate was a date for the election of the assembly and the percentage of majorities necessary for it to reach its decisions.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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