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as in to contain
to be made up of
the mall comprises three department stores and 80 smaller shops selling specialized goods
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as in to constitute
to be all the substance of
at the time, about 100,000 fighting men and women comprised our military force in that country
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Recent Examples of comprise
Future programming will be overseen by Andria Hickey, onetime chief curator of the Shed, with an advisory team comprising museum leaders Thelma Golden, Michael Govan, Clara Kim, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Anne Pasternak, and Akili Tommasino.
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News Desk, Artforum, 3 Apr. 2026
Moscow stands at the center of a nation comprising eleven percent of the globe’s landmass, 11 time zones and about 145 million people—some 13 million of whom live in the capital.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
The group, comprised by series stars and real-life musicians William Lipton, Axel Ellis, Jeremy Yun, Zendé Murdock, and Jesse Golliher, is on tour through the end of June.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
Nearly 1 billion barrels will be lost by the end of the month, comprising up to 600 million barrels of crude oil and roughly 350 million barrels of refined products like jet fuel, diesel and gasoline, McKay said.
—Spencer Kimball,pippa Stevens, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
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News Desk, Artforum, 3 Apr. 2026
Moscow stands at the center of a nation comprising eleven percent of the globe’s landmass, 11 time zones and about 145 million people—some 13 million of whom live in the capital.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
The group, comprised by series stars and real-life musicians William Lipton, Axel Ellis, Jeremy Yun, Zendé Murdock, and Jesse Golliher, is on tour through the end of June.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
Nearly 1 billion barrels will be lost by the end of the month, comprising up to 600 million barrels of crude oil and roughly 350 million barrels of refined products like jet fuel, diesel and gasoline, McKay said.
—Spencer Kimball,pippa Stevens, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
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Such comments did little to stop the speculation, despite his contract at Atletico running to 2030 and containing a €500million (£436m; $577m) release clause.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Testing revealed that one of the devices deployed contained triacetone triperoxide, known as TATP.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Considering the quantity of hydrocarbons that are naturally entering Gulf of Mexico waters, what exactly constitutes an environmental disaster?—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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It’s considered a high bar to clear, and causing excessive suffering to civilians can constitute a war crime.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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As fans stood for the opening run, a sprawling 23-piece backing ensemble — including six band members, eight backing vocalists plus returning Church muse Joanna Cotten, and a mini-orchestra with four horns and four strings — some swayed.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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The contract included an up-front payment of $3 million, which Shields described as a signing bonus and has potential for significantly higher earnings through revenue sharing.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Credit, therefore, for how Wrexham responded, belatedly bringing a sense of urgency to their play and halving the deficit through Windass’ composed 34th-minute finish.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The league, composed mostly of former college players, starts each session with a draft to keep the teams even.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Iran has formed human chains in the past around its nuclear sites at times of heightened tensions with the West.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Friends and community benefit as the Moon travels your 11th House of Humanity and forms a trine to Saturn, the planet of structure, in your 3rd House of Distractions.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Comprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprise. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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