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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

Nigeria has a population of some 237 million people, split roughly between Muslims, who predominate in the north of the country, and Christians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025

But those are categories in which unions already predominate.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2025

In the Black Church as a whole, male pastors predominate, though there’s no comprehensive gender breakdown.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024

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

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

“We often see a transition from influenza A, which predominates early on, to influenza B, which is more common in late February into March,” says Kuritzkes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026

Acacia blossom honey predominates in Korea's honey production, serving a multitude of purposes.

From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024

In Yoruba culture, which predominates in the south-west of the country, twins are a blessing and their names are predestined.

From BBC ● May 9, 2024

The result is an architecture that’s intended to displace the carbon-heavy cinder-block design that predominates in fast-growing African cities, modern and vernacular at the same time.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2023

In some, the gray predominates, interspersed with lightish yellow and white feathers upon the pullets.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings

Skepticism predominated at the time, with Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott fearing OpenAI might "storm off to Amazon in a huff."

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

“Because the voters enacted the Proposition 50 Map, we hold that the relevant inquiry is whether race predominated in the minds of the voters,” the decision said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

Though it may appear that optimism predominated throughout 2025, there were significant swings in sentiment.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 6, 2026

Tom Vilsack said the agency was adopting an “ecologically-driven” approach to older forests — an arena where logging interests have historically predominated.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 19, 2023

He stopped; his voice was breaking, and I do not know if rage or terror predominated in my own heart.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

As travel rebounds, Canadian tourists are predominating, with traffic from the United States just starting to return and overseas visitors still scant, according to data from the agency.

From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2022

Interpretations of Islamic law vary widely across the Muslim world, with more moderate strains predominating.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2021

Now, with anxiety over what happens predominating, “That sort of thing is all gone.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2021

An opening scene in a secretarial pool has female employees chanting in unison—“I enclose an invoice for our services,” “I like your nails”—as the orchestra chatters and pulses around them, with high winds predominating.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 29, 2018

In the background was the reason the photographer wanted us outside—the family laundry with, of course, the diapers predominating.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey