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Recent Examples of predominately
American buyers, predominately, want to breathe, post-Covid.
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The Editors,
Robb Report,
12 Apr. 2026
The residents are predominately low-income, Black and Hispanic.
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Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
In 1957, he and his band, Wes Voight & the Town and Country Brothers, were signed by King Records, then predominately a home for Black artists.
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Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
The predominately conservative district that reelected Greene by nearly 29 points in 2024 is unlikely to elect a Democrat to the seat.
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Halle Troadec,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Editors,
Robb Report,
12 Apr. 2026
The residents are predominately low-income, Black and Hispanic.
—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
In 1957, he and his band, Wes Voight & the Town and Country Brothers, were signed by King Records, then predominately a home for Black artists.
—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
The predominately conservative district that reelected Greene by nearly 29 points in 2024 is unlikely to elect a Democrat to the seat.
—
Halle Troadec,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominately
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Again, the demographics in the North End are predominantly Black.
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Swain scored 1,509 points over four years at Columbus Africentric Early College, a predominantly Black magnet school on the east side of Columbus, Ohio.
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Seasonal increases in the virus are mainly driven by heat and warmer temperatures across the Midwest, which allow for a faster mosquito life cycle, and in return, viral life cycle.
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Lows will mainly be in the 60s, with some upper 50s north and west.
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The mostly White, progressive and relatively affluent district is among the most Jewish in the country.
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Mammalian scopes are mostly around 10 but go up to 20 for horses and just above 30 for canids.
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Fundstrat said the higher target was driven primarily by improving earnings expectations rather than richer valuations.
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Where to watch the Special Olympics The Special Olympics are taking place in Minnesota, primarily in and around the Twin Cities, through June 26.
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The United States Geological Survey said that although more resistant buildings exist, the population in the affected region largely lives in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking.
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That move largely spares local governments budgetary hits that nonpartisan legislative analysts pegged between $2 billion to $3 billion annually.
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Oppenheimer’s note was principally focused, fitting for a global strategist, on how equity returns will be reshaped in a new regime.
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The laser targeted one of three ground stations, principally NASA's White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Table Mountain Facility in California, with a third, experimental ground station at the Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory.
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While it is generally accepted as ‘sometime in September every year’, that’s a wide window for consumers and the competition to come to terms with.
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The agency said air monitoring conducted Wednesday evening found particulate matter levels were generally near background levels, although brief increases were detected within the smoke plume.
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But the accord already faces threats, chiefly from Lebanon, with the fighting there leading to the delay in the start of talks.
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The measure chiefly calls for the 5% income tax rate to be gradually stepped down to 4% over a three-year period, but the case hinged on other impacts of the proposal.
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“Predominately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominately. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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