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Recent Examples of pluralityOn specific issues, a 41% plurality say the Fed should get rid of the dot plot where central bank officials anonymously indicate individual forecasts for the funds rate.—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025 The exact numbers fluctuate widely depending on how the question is framed, but at least a significant minority—and possibly a plurality—of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza would accept coexistence with Israel if that acceptance brought some kind of state of their own.—David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025 The measure would require at-large council members to win a majority of votes rather than a plurality, a significant change in the dynamics around races for those offices.—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025 The hydrophilic yarn and the reinforcement yarn are plied together, configured into that plurality of valleys, the patent summary reads.—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plurality
The Las Vegas bookmakers see Philadelphia as a favorite to defeat the Chiefs on Sunday, and the vast majority of NFL media members also like the Eagles’ chances to win at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
However, the majority of those weighing in have argued that her profile should be kept, writing that there is significant public interest in her now due to current headlines.
Garden verbenas are bred to be prolific bloomers, putting on a profusion of flowers from late spring to fall in a range of colors.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
Like much of Harrell’s work, this is a runway show in which Harrell presides (sometimes as Anna Wintour) over a large, diverse cast of dancers who strut the catwalk in a profusion of outré outfits, mixing in voguing and Butoh.
Earlier this year, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund proposed switching to semiannual reporting, reasoning that lengthening the time frame would allow companies to focus on the longer term.
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Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
That Musk could purchase $1 billion in stock mostly as a symbolic gesture is another indication of his massive wealth.
Civil juries decide liability and damages by a preponderance of evidence rather than the higher criminal standard of beyond a reasonable doubt; this distinction shaped the stakes and legal strategy in the trial.
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Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
The crowd and the preponderance of an App State tradition — black-and-gold overalls were worn by many fans — was also notable.
An optimal management portfolio integrates systems thinking for ecosystemic coherence, exponential thinking for strategic foresight, abundance thinking for post-scarcity paradigms and design thinking for human-centric innovation.
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Ingrid Vasiliu Feltes,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Still, while there's not an abundance of precedents, Bespoke Investment Group reminds us that in the past when the Fed has cut rates after a long pause with equity indexes near a record, the forward-looking stock returns have been better-than-average.
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