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as in to contain
to be made up of
the mall comprises three department stores and 80 smaller shops selling specialized goods
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as in to constitute
to be all the substance of
at the time, about 100,000 fighting men and women comprised our military force in that country
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Lively wore a look from Tamara Ralph’s fall 2023 couture collection, comprising a tangerine-colored silk-taffeta cape layered over a chainmail mini dress encrusted with rose gold, pink, and topaz crystals.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
Revealed in June, the line comprises 171 looks that span womenswear and menswear.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 3 Nov. 2024
The sales comprised a large portion of the $36.1 billion of stock, including several billion dollars of Bank of America shares, that Berkshire sold in the quarter.
—Reuters, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
The bulk of the three-part book comprises Foster interviewing Buchloh about his life, intellectual formation, and work as a critic.
—Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
Revealed in June, the line comprises 171 looks that span womenswear and menswear.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 3 Nov. 2024
The sales comprised a large portion of the $36.1 billion of stock, including several billion dollars of Bank of America shares, that Berkshire sold in the quarter.
—Reuters, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
The bulk of the three-part book comprises Foster interviewing Buchloh about his life, intellectual formation, and work as a critic.
—Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Officials had not made progress on containing the fire, and there was no official count for the number of homes the Mountain Fire has destroyed in Camarillo Heights and other parts of Ventura County.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Gonzalez fled the scene of the crash before police arrived, but left behind a Gatorade bottle that contained his DNA and ultimately led to his arrest, according to court records.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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But Israel and the United States have a far more permissive interpretation of what constitutes direct participation in hostilities.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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Not so in the United States, where the people's interests are too diverse not to provide for ways to demonstrate a decent respect for the opinions of those who do not constitute the majority.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Evacuations covered more than 80 square miles — the area shown in red — including some neighborhoods in Camarillo.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Last season, including the playoffs, the 49ers scored a touchdowns on 68% of their red zone trips, best in the NFL.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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However, under the category of non-leafy greens — which compose 25 percent of a rabbit's diet — banana peppers and green bell peppers are considered safe foods.Amiah Taylor, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
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The City Council is composed of four councilmembers and the mayor.Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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Steve Spence / National Geographic Tiny organisms called coral polyps come together in complex networks to form colonies that then make up even larger coral reefs.Peter Guo, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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In 1925, Chrysler bought the assets of the failing Maxwell Motor Co. to form his own company.David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Comprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprise. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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