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Recent Examples of plurality
And a majority of white respondents, 53%, said King had done more, while a plurality of Black respondents, 42%, said both equally.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Despite their slightly warmer opinions toward Palestinians, many Americans still blame Hamas for the civilian casualties in the strip: A plurality, 44 percent, blamed Hamas, while 24 percent blamed Israel in the Echelon poll.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025
But a plurality said the Trump administration is putting the right amount of focus on cutting government spending and U.S. foreign aid, as well as on ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2025
The plurality of vehicles entering the tolling zone — 44% — come from points north.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Despite their slightly warmer opinions toward Palestinians, many Americans still blame Hamas for the civilian casualties in the strip: A plurality, 44 percent, blamed Hamas, while 24 percent blamed Israel in the Echelon poll.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025
But a plurality said the Trump administration is putting the right amount of focus on cutting government spending and U.S. foreign aid, as well as on ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2025
The plurality of vehicles entering the tolling zone — 44% — come from points north.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plurality
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Most states require a quorum, or majority, of the governing body to be considered an official meeting.—
David Cuillier,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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In the Texas outbreak, children and teenagers between ages 5 and 17 make up the majority of cases at 98, followed by children ages 4 and under at 76 cases, according to the data.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
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Other surgeries have been postponed or canceled because of lack of profusion team staffers, who operate the heart-lung machine while a patient is under anesthesia, the Palmetto General doctor said.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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Within a month, Turning Point would receive a profusion of six-figure donations from Dunn and others.—
Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2025
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According to Federal Reserve data, the typical white family has eight times the wealth of the typical Black family—the median white household had $188,200 in wealth compared to $24,100 for Black households.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Righteous Gemstones, which also stars Adam DeVine and John Goodman, follows a family of televangelists who find wealth in running a renowned megachurch and try to protect their religious empire.—
Arabella Hau,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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See: the Greek palaestra, Turkish baths, the YMCA, the contemporary preponderance of workout-minded meetups.—
Alessandra Codinha,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2025
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Indiana House Bill 1394, introduced on January 13, proposes granting school districts the authority to deny enrollment to undocumented immigrants if the district determines, based on a preponderance of the evidence, that the child is unlawfully present in the United States.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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The observatory is capable of pinpointing the location and number of these icy compounds in our galaxy, giving researchers a better sense of their abundance.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Grow in full sun with average soil. 05 of 09 Nasturtium Plant these edible flowers to add a near-instant look of rampant abundance to your potager or flower bed.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Mar. 2025
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There are heaps of physical and psychic violence inflicted upon women in this film.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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This dip begs for a hefty or crinkle-cut chip to scoop and carry a generous heap to your mouth.—
Lynda Balslev,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Plurality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plurality. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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