in the minority
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: being of a number less than half the total
Opponents of the new law appear to be in the minority.
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But Splendora is likely in the minority of local opinion.
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Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
So far, that view has remained in the minority, and support for Ukraine by Americans is rising.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2025
Murphy is in the minority of analysts covering the stock, as 16 out of 24 in total have stepped to the sidelines with a hold rating, per LSEG.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
Every Republican incumbent in the state, meanwhile, would be in a district that Trump carried by at least sixty per cent of the vote in 2024.
Democrats have been in the minority in Texas for two decades; their tools of resistance are limited.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
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Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
So far, that view has remained in the minority, and support for Ukraine by Americans is rising.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2025
Murphy is in the minority of analysts covering the stock, as 16 out of 24 in total have stepped to the sidelines with a hold rating, per LSEG.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
Every Republican incumbent in the state, meanwhile, would be in a district that Trump carried by at least sixty per cent of the vote in 2024.
Democrats have been in the minority in Texas for two decades; their tools of resistance are limited.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
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“In the minority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20minority. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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