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Recent Examples of plurality
Temecula is a city with a plurality of Republican voters, and its school board has passed policies more aligned with the rightward shift in public schools in red states than with the liberal ethos of California.
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Nadra Nittle, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
Steel and Tran both focused heavily on outreach to Asian American voters, who make up a plurality of the district.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Since that time, Latino residents have become a plurality in the state, and Democrats have secured control of the Legislature and a complete grip on statewide offices since 2010.
—Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Early exit polling has shown that a plurality of voters consider the state of democracy as the most important issue in the 2024 election.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Nadra Nittle, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
Steel and Tran both focused heavily on outreach to Asian American voters, who make up a plurality of the district.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Since that time, Latino residents have become a plurality in the state, and Democrats have secured control of the Legislature and a complete grip on statewide offices since 2010.
—Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Early exit polling has shown that a plurality of voters consider the state of democracy as the most important issue in the 2024 election.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plurality
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While a majority of the speakers at the meeting supported a special election for the open seat on District 1, the council voted 3-2 in favor of appointing Pikus, a master engineer at Broadcom and member of the Poway Budget Review Committee from 2022-24.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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The majority of this 4.9-mile path is burned, outside of the last 0.55 miles that ends at Trippet Ranch.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Despite Katrina Lindsay’s profusion of colorful ’70s and ’80s costumes, the dominant vibe is still Apple Store blankness, the predictable canvas for the digital-imagery-happy modern director.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Nov. 2024
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Among the fun facts about the Garden City, as Augusta is known because of its profusion of private gardens and dazzling spring flowers, is that it was named after Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales, a title now held by Prince William.—
Tribune News Service,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2024
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But what's glaringly absent is a discussion of how this influx of wealth impacts the working class in these areas.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Washington Post: Under the Rotunda, a historic concentration of wealth salutes Trump.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Crucially, courts would only need a preponderance of evidence to impose a fine.—
Audrey McAvoy,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Since canines didn't pursue fish as their primary prey, the preponderance of isotopes in the canine bone signaling salmon presence suggests that humans fed the canine fish.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
4 Dec. 2024
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Hubble observations of the galaxy’s age, mass of stars and heavy-element abundance would help researchers test competing models of galaxy evolution that predict distinct signatures across the two halves of the disk.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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With its close proximity to the Russian mainland (400 miles), its abundance of natural resources, and its strategic location at the gateway to the North Atlantic, the set of Islands were critical to Moscow’s economic and defense interests.—
James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made by History ,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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More From the Los Angeles Times Lifestyle ‘Survivor’s guilt’ is real right now in L.A. Jan. 20, 2025 Lifestyle Paralyzed by heaps of post-fire paperwork?—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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The gas station was so close to the evacuation zone — the house directly across the street now lay in a charred heap — that neighbors staying in homes that survived could load up on supplies.—
Ken Bensinger,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Plurality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plurality. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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