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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The restaurant majors on Alpine comfort food alongside more international favourites, while its extensive cellar runs to more than 500 wines. — Fergus Scholes, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026 Holmes and Evans invited Fielder and the film crew to stay with them for the 34 days before her imprisonment, and given the strangeness of their initial interactions, Fielder became a major on-camera presence in the film. — ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026 But for engineering majors, jobs were down by 25%—the largest drop of any of the 20 most common majors on LinkedIn’s platform. — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Bots, scalpers and inflated resale prices have turned major on-sales into a frustrating ordeal for fans, but regulators and artists are finally starting to push back. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for major on

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“Major on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20on. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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