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as in conquers
to bring under one's control by force of arms
by 1941 Hitler had dominated much of Europe
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For cobalt and lithium, China produces far less raw material but dominates their refining processes, accounting for 68 and 72 percent of global capacity in 2022, respectively.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
While Edge has been creeping up on Chrome—to an extent, Google’s browser still dominates the Windows desktop market with four-times the number of Edge users, even as Microsoft’s browser has grown its market share a couple of points in 2024.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
China dominates the production and processing of critical materials.
—Jeffrey Weng, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
If that’s not enough, China dominates in the sphere of intellectual property.
—Jeffrey Weng, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
Informality dominates land rights and property issues, too.
—Anacláudia Rossbach, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
First is the proton-proton chain, which dominates at lower temperatures.
—Big Think, 19 Dec. 2024
Given the fact that the SEC dominates the college football ratings, experts CNBC spoke with believe the conference will leapfrog the Big Ten with the richest television deal when its current agreement expires in 2033-34.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
For instance, WeChat dominates China’s health-tech and telemedicine communications, integrating e-health services directly into daily life.
—Aman Gupta, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
While Edge has been creeping up on Chrome—to an extent, Google’s browser still dominates the Windows desktop market with four-times the number of Edge users, even as Microsoft’s browser has grown its market share a couple of points in 2024.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
China dominates the production and processing of critical materials.
—Jeffrey Weng, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
If that’s not enough, China dominates in the sphere of intellectual property.
—Jeffrey Weng, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
Informality dominates land rights and property issues, too.
—Anacláudia Rossbach, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
First is the proton-proton chain, which dominates at lower temperatures.
—Big Think, 19 Dec. 2024
Given the fact that the SEC dominates the college football ratings, experts CNBC spoke with believe the conference will leapfrog the Big Ten with the richest television deal when its current agreement expires in 2033-34.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
For instance, WeChat dominates China’s health-tech and telemedicine communications, integrating e-health services directly into daily life.
—Aman Gupta, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Dominates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dominates. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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