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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Yet, full recovery commonly occurs within 7 days after the rash’s onset in uncomplicated cases in the majority of cases in previously healthy people.
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Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Republicans are in the majority and would need to make that decision.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
But a key factor, in the majority's view, was that the prayers were meant for the lawmakers, not the public.
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But now Democrats were in the majority, and Republicans were discovering new virtues in the filibuster.
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Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Republicans are in the majority and would need to make that decision.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
But a key factor, in the majority's view, was that the prayers were meant for the lawmakers, not the public.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But now Democrats were in the majority, and Republicans were discovering new virtues in the filibuster.
—Jon Ralston, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
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