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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In March, the administration hollowed out the department’s Office of Civil Rights — including entire investigative teams in the majority of regions — leaving thousands of pending cases in limbo, according to the New York Times.
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Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
The vote was along party lines, with the right-leaning justices in the majority.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
But in the majority of scenarios, power peeing is a fully voluntary behavior—and avoiding it is as simple as letting go and letting pee happen.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Oct. 2025
Democrats, in the majority since 2019, have countered that the state’s TABOR restrictions don’t account for the historic rise in health care costs and other non-optional spending.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
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Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
The vote was along party lines, with the right-leaning justices in the majority.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
But in the majority of scenarios, power peeing is a fully voluntary behavior—and avoiding it is as simple as letting go and letting pee happen.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Oct. 2025
Democrats, in the majority since 2019, have countered that the state’s TABOR restrictions don’t account for the historic rise in health care costs and other non-optional spending.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
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“In the majority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20majority. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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