as in majority
the largest part or quantity of something
the lead actress deservedly got the lion's share of credit for the show's success the lion's share of ballots went the incumbent's way
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Beyond that, the situation illustrates the precarious nature of the U.S. infant formula market, where four companies — Abbott, Reckitt Benckiser, Nestlé and Perrigo — control the lion's share.
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Tina Reed, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
In fact, his principle guides our work: Although everyone deserves good medical care, those living in poverty receive the lion's share of our attention.
—Paul Farmer, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2011
The lion's share of the Department of Transportation's funding, at $80 million, will go to replacing the existing Interstate 39, 90 and 94 Wisconsin River bridge with two new bridge spans to improve the flow of traffic.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024
However, the lion's share of the responsibility for the debt crisis itself lies with the bad economics of the troika, the design flaws of the euro, and Germany's failure to mobilize EU member states around bold pan-European countercyclical policies after 2010.
—Martin Wolf, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2015
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Tina Reed, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
In fact, his principle guides our work: Although everyone deserves good medical care, those living in poverty receive the lion's share of our attention.
—Paul Farmer, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2011
The lion's share of the Department of Transportation's funding, at $80 million, will go to replacing the existing Interstate 39, 90 and 94 Wisconsin River bridge with two new bridge spans to improve the flow of traffic.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024
However, the lion's share of the responsibility for the debt crisis itself lies with the bad economics of the troika, the design flaws of the euro, and Germany's failure to mobilize EU member states around bold pan-European countercyclical policies after 2010.
—Martin Wolf, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2015
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