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the great majority of

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: most : almost all
He is supported by the great majority of voters.

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CoreWeave continues to spend heavily to purchase Nvidia GPUs—which make up the great majority of its capital expenditures—and other equipment to outfit its data centers. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025 As is usually the case with HBO shows, both The Chair Company and Task have brought in the great majority of their viewers from streaming on HBO Max. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025 In both bombings, the great majority of victims were civilians, with 38,000 of them children. Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025 Councilor Todd Thurston, who received one of the December emails, said the great majority of messages on the most contested of projects are civil, but lawmakers can probably expect more as the city grows. John Tuohy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for the great majority of

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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 26 Nov. 2025.

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