majors (in)

verb

present tense third-person singular of major (in)
as in tracks (down)

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  1. runs down
  2. finds out
  3. detects
  4. determines
  5. hears
  6. digs up
  7. studies
  8. examines
Verb
  • In the world of Dune, the suit transforms the sweat into drinking water; but in the Mexican desert, the sweat just pools, sticks to my skin and runs down my arms.
    — Kyle Maclachlan, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Neural cells form as a thickening of the ectoderm that runs down the center of the embryo from head to tail.
    — JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of runs down
Verb
  • Some family members even left the courtroom as Marcelle is heard asking about her children and finds out her son was killed.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • And also God help him if anyone on the island finds out that Evan is the last [descendant].
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Definition of finds out
Verb
  • Experts note that Italy’s extensive monitoring network, which tracks mosquitoes, birds, blood donors and human infections, also helps explain why the country detects so many cases.
    — Giada Zampano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Separate area for the microphone or sensor that detects the sound of the bark.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of detects
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  • Operational value creation is what is left, and in a cycle concentrated below $1 billion, the quality of the separation is what determines the return.
    — Miki Kapoor, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Each establishment determines the experiences offered to Inside members and his or her plus-one.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of determines
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  • Every audience hears about the tweets from Michigan’s William Lawrence, condemning the nuclear family, and New York’s Darializa Avila Chevalier, about how July 4 should be about the liberation of Palestine and Puerto Rico.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In the song’s closing moments, the Edge hears something older than country music in Parton’s voice.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of hears
Verb
  • For decades, the debate around Africa’s natural resources has largely been over who gets the value from what the continent digs up and ships out.
    — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • What begins as a journey for father and son to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye, quickly turns into a fantastical adventure the tests their relationship and digs up ghosts from Kratos' past.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of digs up
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  • Ladish helped build Anthropic's security team from September 2021 to October 2022 before leaving to found Palisade Research, which studies whether humans can remain in control of increasingly capable AI systems.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The scale of an investment such as this one is asymmetrical with the legal and administrative capacity of a small, rural community, said Anthony Pipa, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who studies development and policy in rural areas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of studies
Verb
  • The report, from the Center for Digital Thriving, a research and innovation center at Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, examines the challenges surrounding generative AI use in schools.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Valdez, who divides his time between Houston and San Antonio, examines experiences of being Latino in the United States.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of examines
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