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as in to contain
to be made up of
the mall comprises three department stores and 80 smaller shops selling specialized goods
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as in to constitute
to be all the substance of
at the time, about 100,000 fighting men and women comprised our military force in that country
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Recent Examples of comprise
The Washington Post, which first reported about Grenell’s memo, also cited significant drops in ticket revenue that, along with private philanthropy, comprises the center’s operating budget.
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Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The yen has weakened quite a bit in the past year, which tends to be positive for equities in Japan given how a sizable proportion of the market comprises exports-reliant manufacturers.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Vinyl sales comprise most of that sum, with 17,000 copies sold across five variants.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Mobile download data shows women comprise just 27% of ChatGPT app users.
—Valerie Chapman, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
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Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The yen has weakened quite a bit in the past year, which tends to be positive for equities in Japan given how a sizable proportion of the market comprises exports-reliant manufacturers.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Vinyl sales comprise most of that sum, with 17,000 copies sold across five variants.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Mobile download data shows women comprise just 27% of ChatGPT app users.
—Valerie Chapman, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
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Wright, who formerly worked as a detective, said the video contains apparent facial features such as a mustache and that investigators should be able to calculate height, shoe size and brands of clothing.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Her life’s work was stolen early Monday when thieves swiped a shipping box containing many of her puppets from outside her Beachwood Canyon apartment.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Supreme Court has suggested that low cell temperatures combined with a failure to provide blankets could constitute an Eighth Amendment violation.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Occasionally, Dora the Explorer popped up onscreen to explain the technical rules of football, including what constitutes a false start.—
Bailey Allen,
The Providence Journal,
8 Feb. 2026
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As court proceedings have begun, some of those documents will be coming unsealed, including the affidavit.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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By the end of that format’s 12-year run, including several instances in which the best overall driver of the year was shut out from the title or even competing in the championship race, a majority of fans and drivers were more than ready for something else.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Jeremy’s savory dishes are composed and confident; standouts have included a vibrant duck salad, delicate waloo crudo, mussels escabeche and expertly prepared American red snapper.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The resulting material is an aerogel composed of 99% air by volume.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Cannon and Lee formed a partnership at the start of 2019.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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The legendary punk rock band formed in California’s East Bay and was a seminal part of the early 1990s Bay Area music scene before going on to massive mainstream success.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Comprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprise. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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