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coming before all others in importance
the predominate color in the painting the predominate reason for the change
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Recent Examples of predominate
China in 2021 complained to the U.N. that Tiangong had to perform two emergency avoidance maneuvers to avoid fragments produced by Starlink satellites, owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which predominate in the Earth’s lower orbital paths.
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Reuters, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
That difference is likely due to the type of rocks that predominate at the Lappajärvi impact site, Gustafsson and his collaborators proposed.
—Katherine Kornei, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2025
While humanoid robots predominate at the DRC, several teams are using designs that are more novel, most notably JPL's RoboSimian and CMU Tartan Rescue's CHIMP.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2013
In the case of Afghanistan, the ratio of 20 security personnel for every 1,000 civilians probably needs to be applied only in those parts of the country where Pashtuns predominate, since only there is the insurgency intense.
—Michael O'Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2010
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Reuters, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
That difference is likely due to the type of rocks that predominate at the Lappajärvi impact site, Gustafsson and his collaborators proposed.
—Katherine Kornei, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2025
While humanoid robots predominate at the DRC, several teams are using designs that are more novel, most notably JPL's RoboSimian and CMU Tartan Rescue's CHIMP.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2013
In the case of Afghanistan, the ratio of 20 security personnel for every 1,000 civilians probably needs to be applied only in those parts of the country where Pashtuns predominate, since only there is the insurgency intense.
—Michael O'Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2010
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominate
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American resumes flights American Airlines, the predominant carrier at Miami International Airport, resumed its service to Venezuela between Miami and Caracas in late April after a multi-year hiatus.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
28 May 2026
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During the Indianapolis 500 Sunday, Busch was honored on the 18th lap of the race, 18 being the predominant number on his stock car.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Kevin Cook, the venue’s main host and inarguably the reigning queen of drag in Portland.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Pashinyan’s main rival is the Strong Armenia Party, which wants closer business ties with Russia and accuses Pashinyan of attempting to spark a war with Moscow.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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California will have to wait before knowing the final outcome of the June 2 gubernatorial primary election as the country’s most populous state continues counting ballots.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Millions of Californians filled out their 2026 primary election ballots over the last several weeks either at home or at the polls, expressing their constitutional right to vote in a free and fair election.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The righty was later pulled after allowing singles to the first two batters of the fifth inning, both of whom later scored and counted against Morris’ statline.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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The first serious legal challenge to the House settlement will come courtesy of a USC freshman linebacker.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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