preponderant
Example Sentences
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He concluded: “It has not been demonstrated that the Wilson tablet is a fraud, but the preponderant evidence points in that direction.”
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2023
Deemed a "preponderant" or dominant "agent" by the IFT due to its large market share, America Movil has so far had the coveted license withheld.
From Reuters ● Jan. 24, 2022
The balance of the estate went to charities that had as their goal controlling the growth of population that he saw as the preponderant threat to the world.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 8, 2020
In Britain, England was always the preponderant partner.
From Economist ● Jul. 12, 2018
It seems fairly clear that if self-destruction is not the overwhelmingly preponderant fate of galactic civilizations, then the sky is softly humming with messages from the stars.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
