major on
phrasal 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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Hogan was initially presented as a business partner to TNA President Dixie Carter and was positioned as a major on-screen authority figure.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Like Świątek, Ash Barty, the former world No. 1, won majors on all three surfaces.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 12 July 2025
As of 2018, philosophy undergraduate degree holders score higher than any other major on the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), a standardized test used in many disciplines to assess applicants to graduate programs.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Like Świątek, Ash Barty, the former world No. 1, won majors on all three surfaces.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 12 July 2025
As of 2018, philosophy undergraduate degree holders score higher than any other major on the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), a standardized test used in many disciplines to assess applicants to graduate programs.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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“Major on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20on. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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