majority
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JBS also expects the proposal would require the approval of a majority of the votes cast by holders Pilgrim’s common stock that it does not already own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The majority of the children who have done DNA tests were conceived through IVF between 2012 and 2024 at Dogus clinic.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Klitschko wrote that news of the actor’s death “saddens me deeply” and echoed a recurring sentiment expressed in a majority of tributes to Panettiere: “She left this world far too soon.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Pelle expects that more Fed officials, perhaps a majority, were open to raising rates at the July meeting.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
While dramatic progress was apparent in the political and social realms, civil rights activists became increasingly concerned that, without major economic reforms, the vast majority of blacks would remain locked in poverty.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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The Archbridge Institute's own polling found that majorities across various demographic groups agree that the American Dream is alive and well.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
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
He’d won significant majorities among blacks, whites, and Latinos; men and women; rich and poor; urban, suburban, and rural.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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