as in comprises
to be made up of
those cookies consist of flour, butter, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla
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The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, which comprises 30 stocks, has consistently outperformed its benchmark, which includes all three – the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026 -
For decades, researchers have hoped to demystify what's known as dark matter, a material that comprises just over a quarter of our universe.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Use Paint to Refresh Cracked Wood Start by cleaning the wood with hot, soapy water that contains a degreasing agent.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
11 Jan. 2026
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DeFi advocates also want to ensure the market structure bill contains language allowing individuals to self-custody their crypto.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
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Raise the Future offers Family Support Services to help foster and adoptive families navigate the trauma that children have experienced, and that includes kinship families.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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This includes subtle feedback that traditional simulators often miss.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Consists (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consists%20%28of%29. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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