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as in to comprise
to be all the substance of
nine players constitute a baseball team
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as in to establish
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
a fund was constituted to help needy students attend the prep school
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as in to appoint
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
the legally constituted authorities with jurisdiction in this matter
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as in to enact
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
charged with enforcing such regulations as are constituted by the government
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Recent Examples of constitute
Meanwhile, the electric vehicle maker has struggled with European fleet buyers, which constitute 60% of the new car market, per the analyst.
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Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
These statements do not constitute and cannot replace investment advice.
—Kody Boye, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
At that time, South Koreans constituted about 60% of United Nations troops.
—Seung-Whan Choi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
The planes — loaded with 261 Venezuelans and Salvadorans — landed anyway, leading the judge to demand that the federal government justify why its actions did not constitute a disregard for his order.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
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Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
These statements do not constitute and cannot replace investment advice.
—Kody Boye, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
At that time, South Koreans constituted about 60% of United Nations troops.
—Seung-Whan Choi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
The planes — loaded with 261 Venezuelans and Salvadorans — landed anyway, leading the judge to demand that the federal government justify why its actions did not constitute a disregard for his order.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, community members in Ingersoll expressed concern over job stability in the current landscape, with the plant’s 1,300 employees comprising a significant chunk of the area's roughly 11,000 residents.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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Beatens stars opposite a high profile cast, comprising Juliet Stevenson as the U.S. Secretary of State, Arash Marandi, who plays the Iranian foreign minister, alongside Sam Crane, Anthony Azizi and Alexander Behrang Keshtkar.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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Regional hubs have been established in North America, China, France, Sweden, and Spain to cover the specific requirements and automotive regulations of the respective countries.—
Jeanette Rohr,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Robertson, a former sheriff’s deputy, has been the leading opponent against past measures to compensate people and to establish a law to let legal experts make that decision instead of legislators.—
Charlotte Kramon,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The court could appoint a Consumer Privacy Ombudsman to ensure privacy concerns are addressed in the bankruptcy proceedings.—
Abigail Dubiniecki,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Musk was appointed by President Donald Trump to lead DOGE in evaluating bloated federal government budgets across multiple sectors.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Market conditioned to rally We’ve been conditioned, since 1987, to expect market panics and crashes to be relatively short-lived and reversed by policy actions enacted by both the federal government and the Federal Reserve.—
Ron Insana,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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After Nixon was named a first-team All-Pro for his kick-return prowess in both 2022 and 2023, the NFL enacted a rule change that moved touchbacks from the 25-yard line to the 30 for the 2024 season.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The presentation was brought to life at the start by a full orchestra performing a live rendition of the franchise’s familiar theme music, originally composed by John Williams.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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Retired educators: The Retired Educators of Osceola County is composed of people who are retired from the field of education from anywhere in the country.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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In severe weather conditions, forcing or lift mechanisms, such as a cold front, dry line, or terrain, are needed to trigger rising air and initiate thunderstorm development.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
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At some point in the next couple of months, a bid workshop will be created and FIFA will initiate an observer program in the country.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Third World has been nominated nine times for a Grammy award.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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And yet, Fed board members are nominated by the president and must be approved by the Senate.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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Alon-Lee Green, the founding co-director of Standing Together, a progressive grassroots movement, told CNN that young people aren’t at fault for the extremist attitudes that are dividing wider Israeli society.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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That policy was targeted last year in a letter sent to Disney’s top brass by America First Legal Foundation, a conservative group founded by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Constitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constitute. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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