the great majority of

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: most : almost all
He is supported by the great majority of voters.

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Recent studies reveal that animal and plant cells copy the great majority of DNA into RNA. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 Very simple organisms possess versions of the great majority of the twenty thousand proteins similar to those of complex animals, including us. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 But the great majority of people have been nothing but supportive and kind to me. Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024 Today, the great majority of the world’s people live in countries with below-replacement fertility levels, patterns inherently incapable of sustaining long-term population stability. Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the great majority of 

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