the great majority of

idiom

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

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Recent Examples on the Web So should the great majority of this country’s voters. — Harris Factor, Columbia Post-debate rationalizing The Democratic Party has struck an iceberg, and the captain is intent on telling everyone that his ship is unsinkable. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2024 Today, the great majority of Jews live in just two countries in the world: Israel (41%) and the United States (41%). Todd Pittinsky, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2024 Traditionally, the great majority of revenue for U.S. news organizations came from advertising. Chris Duffy, Twin Cities, 13 June 2024 Nuclear power in the United States has been rendered terminally expensive, yet its technology is essentially the same as the great majority of the 450 nuclear power reactors operating worldwide. Armond Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2021 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 27 Jul. 2024.

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