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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
Felton Road is located in the Bannockburn subregion of Central Otago and grows grapes in four vineyards planted on north-facing slopes comprised of glacial soils.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
The Foos, comprised of Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett, Rami Jaffee and Ilan Rubin, played the intimate venue as a part of a pair of weekend pop-up shows that were just announced on April 29.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 1 May 2026
News bulletins began on radio stations in the 1920s with reports comprised of newspaper articles read by presenters.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
The festival will also feature Bi Gan Blues from April 29 to May 3 — a retrospective program comprising six of his works.
—Rino Lu, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
The Foos, comprised of Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett, Rami Jaffee and Ilan Rubin, played the intimate venue as a part of a pair of weekend pop-up shows that were just announced on April 29.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 1 May 2026
News bulletins began on radio stations in the 1920s with reports comprised of newspaper articles read by presenters.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
The festival will also feature Bi Gan Blues from April 29 to May 3 — a retrospective program comprising six of his works.
—Rino Lu, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
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Still, even as the memes become borderline unintelligible, Kirkslop contains an air of transgression that imbues the otherwise inane edits and images with perverse political undercurrents.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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The group contains multiple doctors and lawyers.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
28 Apr. 2026
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An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.—
Steve Metsch,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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James Comey was indicted on two felony counts Tuesday, on charges that his Instagram post of seashells arranged as the numbers 8647 constituted a threat on the president.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Trump’s second term has proved so radical that officials from his first Administration—including a former chief of staff and a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff—have referred to him as a fascist.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Paterakis said the driver's injuries included glass in his arm and hand.—
Jay Blackman,
NBC news,
4 May 2026
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This tiny trans-Neptunian object, meanwhile, has a remarkably precarious atmosphere perhaps composed of methane, nitrogen or carbon monoxide that is 5 to 10 million times thinner than Earth's, Reuters reported.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Yet, despite the circumstances, the tour operator Oceanwide Expeditions says passengers remain composed.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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When Napoleon later sought to reëstablish it, Saint-Domingue’s leaders declared independence from France, forming the Black republic of Haiti, in 1804.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Both co-chaired the event with Wintour, who wore a Loewe custom floor-length jacket adorned in feathers that formed tulip bouquets.—
Luis Giraldo,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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“Comprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprise. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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