preponderance
Example Sentences
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She wasn’t proved guilty “even by a mere preponderance of the evidence,” Summers wrote, let alone “beyond a reasonable doubt.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
The preponderance of short-term call options can provide extra juice to a stock-market rally because of the dynamic between traders and dealers, SpotGamma explains.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026
Emerging market stocks still trade at a steep discount to the S&P 500, despite a preponderance of technology stocks in these markets.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
I’ve never been more grateful to receive such a preponderance of unsolicited messages, and that says a lot since speed-deletion skills are a crowning achievement of my decades-long career in journalism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025
Perhaps you learned something, or perhaps the concentration required calmed you, even if you did lose a preponderance of games.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing preponderance
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National Spelling Bee '14: Prelims Round 3
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