in the majority
idiom
: being of a number greater than half the total
Supporters of the new law appear to be in the majority.
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Now, Tottenham is listless in the majority of its performances - see Sunday’s heavy 5-1 defeat to Liverpool.
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Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Francis had approval among 80% of U.S. Catholics in the majority of surveys conducted by the Pew Research Center.
—Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2025
Something that the rising salary cap did is give people, in the majority of the cases, the flexibility to keep their players.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 6 June 2025
With this call, Frisch is in the majority of Wall Street analysts with buy-equivalent ratings, according to LSEG.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 June 2025
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Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Francis had approval among 80% of U.S. Catholics in the majority of surveys conducted by the Pew Research Center.
—Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2025
Something that the rising salary cap did is give people, in the majority of the cases, the flexibility to keep their players.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 6 June 2025
With this call, Frisch is in the majority of Wall Street analysts with buy-equivalent ratings, according to LSEG.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 June 2025
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“In the majority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20majority. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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