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majorities

noun

plural of majority

as in bulks

the largest part or quantity of something a vast majority of the town's residents support the proposed tax reduction

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the state of being fully grown or developed she will inherit a fortune upon her majority

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Recent Examples of majorities Still, the trade war has compounded GOP concerns that the party is barreling toward November with a political weight on its back that could endanger Republicans’ prospects of holding on to their narrow majorities in the House and Senate. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026 Breaking supermajority Ending Republican supermajorities has been a long-time goal of Democrats in the General Assembly, but Republicans are still expected to maintain healthy majorities in the Show Me State. — Jack Harvel august 19, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 Despite polarization, bipartisan majorities continue to back NATO, Indo-Pacific partnerships such as AUKUS and the Quad, and defense-industrial integration. — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 In the state legislature, all 151 seats in the state House of Representatives and 36 in the Senate will be on the ballot as Democrats try to increase their majorities and Republicans attempt to win races in a strongly Democratic state. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026 Opinion polls show majorities in both countries have a positive attitude toward the other, though feelings for Russia have noticeably cooled in Kazakhstan. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026 But growing majorities perceive psychedelics as potentially useful for end-of-life-distress, PTSD and depression — especially when other treatments haven’t worked. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Aug. 2026 Republicans are eager to keep their majorities in the Legislature, and to win back control of the governor's office. — Clay Masters, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026 Trump won Wisconsin in 2016 and 2024, and Republicans have held majorities in both chambers of the Legislature since 2011. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

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Neighborhoods are highly segregated by race and income, the data shows, meaning kids who grew up just blocks apart can expect wildly different adulthoods.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
McCurdy and Stoner each end their memoirs proud of having emerged into saner adulthoods.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025

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Around 50% of debt held by the public is parked in Treasury Notes of 2 to 10 year maturities.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
This strategy, announced after yields hit 19-year highs, involves funding these repurchases by issuing more short-term bills, effectively swapping longer-term debt for shorter maturities.

— James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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