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Recent Examples of plurality
Iran has long enjoyed a strong foothold in Lebanon, which had a Shiite plurality if not majority (it’s been decades since the last census).
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Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
And this is in a year where fifth-round rookie Jarvis Brownlee Jr. and preseason waiver claim Darrell Baker Jr. have taken a plurality of the outside corner snaps.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Although Syria has a religiously and ethnically mixed population, including a plurality of Sunni Muslims along with Kurds, Christians and other minorities, Assad belongs to a minority Shiite sect, known as Alawites, who have controlled the country for decades.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
Temecula is a city with a plurality of Republican voters, and its school board has passed policies more aligned with the rightward shift in public schools in red states than with the liberal ethos of California.
—Nadra Nittle, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
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Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
And this is in a year where fifth-round rookie Jarvis Brownlee Jr. and preseason waiver claim Darrell Baker Jr. have taken a plurality of the outside corner snaps.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Although Syria has a religiously and ethnically mixed population, including a plurality of Sunni Muslims along with Kurds, Christians and other minorities, Assad belongs to a minority Shiite sect, known as Alawites, who have controlled the country for decades.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
Temecula is a city with a plurality of Republican voters, and its school board has passed policies more aligned with the rightward shift in public schools in red states than with the liberal ethos of California.
—Nadra Nittle, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plurality
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If American society was truly merit-based and colorblind — as people of color strongly favor — how does the author explain how most CEOs, billionaires, millionaires and Ivy League students have been and still are majority White?—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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The House majority in 2020 moved to largely close its caucus meetings, a break from years of tradition to hold them openly.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
3 Feb. 2025
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Despite Katrina Lindsay’s profusion of colorful ’70s and ’80s costumes, the dominant vibe is still Apple Store blankness, the predictable canvas for the digital-imagery-happy modern director.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Nov. 2024
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Among the fun facts about the Garden City, as Augusta is known because of its profusion of private gardens and dazzling spring flowers, is that it was named after Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales, a title now held by Prince William.—
Tribune News Service,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2024
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His main legislative achievement came in his first year with the passage of an enormous tax cut that was popular among Republicans generally but that greatly benefited high-income earners and holders of wealth.—
Ron Elving,
NPR,
1 Feb. 2025
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Don’t just be an employee; owning a business is one of the best ways to build real wealth, says De Leon.—
Monica Hunter-Hart,
Forbes,
1 Feb. 2025
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Crucially, courts would only need a preponderance of evidence to impose a fine.—
Audrey McAvoy,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Since canines didn't pursue fish as their primary prey, the preponderance of isotopes in the canine bone signaling salmon presence suggests that humans fed the canine fish.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
4 Dec. 2024
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Or start your journey to greatness with this deck of self-affirmations for financial abundance, $32 from Intelligent Change.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Puerto Rico is best know for its abundance of places to unplug, unwind, and explore the unknown.—
Amy Gordon,
AFAR Media,
31 Jan. 2025
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Crews have begun to clean up a heap of steel and iron that had stood as a water tower in Independence since 1913, after the tower came crashing down during a demolition effort, landing eight feet from a house Tuesday.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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In the wake of the deadly fires that ravaged Southern California in January, Airbnb received heaps of praise for its voucher program that offered free stays for displaced victims.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Plurality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plurality. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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