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predominant

[pri-dom-uh-nuhnt] / prɪˈdɒm ə nənt /


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There are two predominant rumors about how a wild herd ended up in the Inland Empire, Spasojevic said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The UK Payments Market report, released once a year, shows that debit cards - included those loaded onto phones - were the predominant way to pay last year.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The predominant theme explaining copper’s popularity is its new end-uses in the build-out of data centers as well as for electrification and decarbonization.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

The navy in particular has expanded rapidly as Chinese leaders seek to grow their country's reach in the Pacific, where the United States has long been the predominant military power.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

They are always completely calm, that is predominant in them; and even if they are not really calm, they become so.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque


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