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Recent Examples of constitute That said, political leaders ultimately determine what constitutes a sufficiently dangerous threat to warrant military action. Dan Gooding jason Lemon john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 Even if a team became less willing to guarantee money, that, by itself, would not constitute collusion, since the team would be acting on its own. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Have a Project One of the absolute joys of long-distance backpacking is silence, or an escape from the onslaught of incessant inputs that constitute modern life. Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 2 Sep. 2025 Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Ars Technica Addendum and Your California Privacy Rights. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for constitute
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  • The next pronounced spike came in the mid-1960s — roughly around the time of England’s World Cup win on home soil, and comprises largely those who would play a major role in England’s Euro 96 campaign.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • This story was produced with financial support from Trish and Dan Bell and from donors comprising the South Florida Jewish and Muslim Communities, including Khalid and Diana Mirza, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.
    Lauren Costantino September 6, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • The roots of my family tree are firmly established in the soil of Great Britain.
    Elizabeth Bass Parman, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Period-appropriate musical elements will help establish the nostalgic atmosphere.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • The former San Francisco 49ers executive was appointed without any fanfare as chief strategy officer and then became managing director in April, ahead of chief executive Angus Kinnear’s departure.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Primus was originally appointed by Trump in 2020, technically, at the behest of Senate Democrats.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • Congress had enacted byzantine eligibility requirements for disability and Supplemental Security Income benefits, forcing the agency to expend huge amounts of time and money running those programs.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Chérizier, 48, who’s been actively meeting with former rivals, may be trying to duplicate the conditions in Carrefour, a sprawling suburb south of the capital where gangs now settle disputes, enact rules and profit from residents’ commercial activities.
    Johnny Fils-Aimé, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • Well, the 23-year-old Belgian was among Europe’s best shot-stopping goalkeepers last season, is quick off his line and appears to be pretty composed, which would be ideal around his two flapping new goalkeeper team mates.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Its pieces look sleek and composed in the chaos of downtown streets, yet sophisticated enough for a gallery opening uptown.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • Trump has previously ordered certain drug cartels — including five Mexican syndicates — to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations, and last month signed a Pentagon directive initiating the use of military force against drug trafficking groups.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • My dad, who was on AT&T, initiated the same test, and the Skylo phone still received one SMS message out of order as well.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • They were both nominated in the Artist of the Year category,.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Despite its lengthy public-broadcasting run, Antiques Roadshow has never won an Emmy, but has been nominated 23 times since 2002.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • Ekstrom had founded and sold her 7-figure social impact company, Headbands of Hope.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The company was founded by a Xavier University graduate, Peter Klekamp, in 2001 as a real estate management firm focused on multifamily and industrial properties.
    Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Constitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constitute. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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