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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 compound comprises four residences, including the 7,500-square-foot main home, which opens with a double-height foyer with black-and-white checkered floors and a grand, winding staircase lined with red carpet.
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 26 Feb. 2026
The weekday drink and food specials comprises $6 draft beers, $8 mojitos and daiquiris and a $8 cubano sandwich.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
The focus of the NFL Scouting Combine is the looming draft and the flood of college prospects who will comprise it.
—Sam McDowell 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
The left side comprises about 60 countries.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 26 Feb. 2026
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 26 Feb. 2026
The weekday drink and food specials comprises $6 draft beers, $8 mojitos and daiquiris and a $8 cubano sandwich.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
The focus of the NFL Scouting Combine is the looming draft and the flood of college prospects who will comprise it.
—Sam McDowell 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
The left side comprises about 60 countries.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 26 Feb. 2026
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Simply mix 250g of low-fat quark (which contains around 20g of protein) with 40g of ground oats, half a banana as a natural binding agent and a dash of milk.—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2026
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Nearly 50 miles south, a second site was located in the 2000 block of Golf Road in Turlock, which law enforcement officials said contained all the equipment necessary to operate as a lab but was shut down before production began.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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This column does not constitute legal advice.—
Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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For us, that in and of itself constitutes a major question of constitutional and also civil rights for all Americans.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds in Iran, including dozens of civilians at a school, were reported dead in the attacks, and dozens more across the region.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Middle East is home to several major airlines, including Emirates and Etihad in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and Qatar Airways, based in the Qatari capital, Doha.—
Karla Cripps,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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The La Jolla Country Day School Cove Club was formed last year to study ocean conservation and is composed of students from its lower, middle and upper schools.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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At these times, sunlight illuminates exhaust from the rocket's upper stage, which is composed primarily of water vapor and carbon dioxide.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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On the smallest scales, structure gets washed out, while on larger scales, structure takes a long time to form, as larger scales plus the finite speed of gravity translate into longer timescales for collapse.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
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The deep tech layer forms the third pillar, focusing on advanced battery tech, new hardware materials, robotics, and future device architectures.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Comprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprise. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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