majors

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Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy have captured four of the past five majors, demonstrating their unmatched dominance in men’s golf.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The team with the highest payroll in the majors — not the Dodgers, but the New York Mets — had the worst record in the majors.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

McIlroy endured a string of near misses at majors before claiming last year's Masters.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

And Standard Oil’s progeny formed the core of the “Seven Sisters” oil majors that divvied up among themselves the Middle East’s resources until the 1970s.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

He would be one of those drum majors for freedom that Martin Luther King talked about.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd