in the majority

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: being of a number greater than half the total

Supporters of the new law appear to be in the majority.

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Higher speeds, impairment caused by alcohol and cannabis use, and other risky driver behaviors were involved in the majority of 2023’s fatal county crashes, according to Wawrzyniak. —

Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 Analyst Jason Goldberg upgraded Citigroup to overweight from equal weight, putting him in the majority on Wall Street with a buy-equivalent rating, per LSEG. —

Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025 All nine judges in the majority were appointed by Republican presidents, including the ruling’s author, US Circuit Judge Andrew Oldham, who was appointed by President-elect Donald Trump in his first term. —

Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024 While the Silver/Ruby Slippers are the magical MacGuffin in the majority of Wizard of Oz stories, the Grimmerie is hugely important to the Wicked timeline. —

Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the majority

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