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In the West, the great majority of the population works in services, where the economic effects of innovation have always been less impressive than in industry or agriculture.
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Peer Vries, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2016
But West Germany by the 1960s was deeply embedded in the liberal world, enjoying the security and prosperity of a demilitarized society, and the great majority of citizens became democrats in spirit as well as in form.
—Robert Kagan, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2019
The average Netflix title is … : With the great majority of titles coming in under 1 million views, the average number of views per series or movie isn’t very high.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
The number of active members in the United States is in the low hundreds, and clearly the great majority of Venezuelans here are not members.
—Ernesto Castañeda, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
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Peer Vries, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2016
But West Germany by the 1960s was deeply embedded in the liberal world, enjoying the security and prosperity of a demilitarized society, and the great majority of citizens became democrats in spirit as well as in form.
—Robert Kagan, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2019
The average Netflix title is … : With the great majority of titles coming in under 1 million views, the average number of views per series or movie isn’t very high.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
The number of active members in the United States is in the low hundreds, and clearly the great majority of Venezuelans here are not members.
—Ernesto Castañeda, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
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“The great majority of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20great%20majority%20of. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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