predominate

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Nigeria's population of more than 230 million people is roughly evenly divided among Christians, who predominate in the south, and Muslims, who are mostly in the north.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

Now as then, Hungarians, Poles and Czechs predominate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

But those are categories in which unions already predominate.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2025

In the Balkan country, patriarchal family traditions still predominate.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Gradually, however, like Jekyll and Hyde, one personality began to predominate.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane