plurality
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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
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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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