major on
verb
majored on; majoring on; majors on
British
: to pay special attention to (something)
The carmaker majors on comfort in its new models.
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Auriemma also sees the devaluing of mid-majors on the men’s side, pointing to Miami (Ohio) having to play a First Four game this year after losing its conference tournament championship despite finishing the regular season with a 31-0 record.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
Cink, who won the Senior PGA Championship two weeks ago in Florida, became the second player in two years to capture the first two majors on the 50-and-older circuit.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
The Chevron Championship, the first major on the LPGA schedule, has had a longstanding tradition of the winner jumping into a body of water nicknamed Poppie’s Pond next to the 18th green.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Fox's recent appearance on Shrinking comes six years after his last major on-screen role on The Good Fight.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Bunker shots with a major on the line will do that to anyone.
—Ryan Brennan
april 14, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
An undergraduate public policy degree, launching this fall, is projected to rank within the top 20 majors on campus.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Wood & Pickett Minis always majored on luxury rather than point-to-point pace, after all.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026
Compared to her medical student counterparts, recent nursing school graduate Emma Nolan (Laëtitia Hollard in the Juilliard alum's first major on-screen role) is a breath of fresh air.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
Cink, who won the Senior PGA Championship two weeks ago in Florida, became the second player in two years to capture the first two majors on the 50-and-older circuit.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
The Chevron Championship, the first major on the LPGA schedule, has had a longstanding tradition of the winner jumping into a body of water nicknamed Poppie’s Pond next to the 18th green.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Fox's recent appearance on Shrinking comes six years after his last major on-screen role on The Good Fight.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Bunker shots with a major on the line will do that to anyone.
—Ryan Brennan
april 14, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
An undergraduate public policy degree, launching this fall, is projected to rank within the top 20 majors on campus.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Wood & Pickett Minis always majored on luxury rather than point-to-point pace, after all.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026
Compared to her medical student counterparts, recent nursing school graduate Emma Nolan (Laëtitia Hollard in the Juilliard alum's first major on-screen role) is a breath of fresh air.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Major on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20on. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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