to constitute

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But Roman will also study the invisible -- dark matter and dark energy, whose origins remain unknown but which are thought to constitute 95 percent of our universe.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

But was it so outrageous as to constitute a violation of his oath?

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

Staten Island’s population isn’t big enough to constitute a House seat by itself, so for decades the 11th district has also grabbed parts of Brooklyn, which is right over the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

The Court of Appeal has accepted that the "beliefs and motivation" of a defendant are too remote to constitute lawful excuse for causing damage to a property.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2025

They grew flushed and spotted and thick-tongued and tired and slow-moving near unto the lower limit of what is generally thought to constitute a living human body.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver