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plurality

[ploo-ral-i-tee] / plʊˈræl ɪ ti /


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The last time a plurality of American Jews did not support the Democratic nominee for president was in 1920.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

I think a band should represent a community with a plurality of views.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Macron is meeting with Sharaa to discuss post-war reconstruction of Syria and reiterate his call for "unity" and "plurality", having also met with civil society representatives.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

The outsider, Abelardo de la Espriella of the Defenders of the Homeland movement, surprised pollsters by finishing with a 44% plurality in the first-round election last month.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

The plurality of my customers are hardworking locals—truck drivers, construction workers, even housekeepers from the attached hotel—and I want them to have the closest to a “fine dining” experience that the grubby circumstances will allow.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Even such commonly used labels as “explorer,” familiar to museum patrons from wall texts and audio guides, conceal countless unnamed pluralities and alternative points of view.

From New York Times Dec. 14, 2018

Polls consistently have shown that large pluralities, if not majorities, of students favor restricting speech that is upsetting or offensive.

From Washington Times Feb. 8, 2018

Asian voters in the survey sided with her 41% to 20%, and pluralities of liberals, moderates and conservatives also were in Clinton's camp.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2015

"The anniversaries of both world wars and Shakespeare make you look hard at what's made Britain the way it is, and how we relate to the world - the alliances, pluralities and opportunities," he said.

From BBC Apr. 18, 2014

He had bound the might of units, only to find that it was assumed by pluralities.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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