majorities

noun

plural of majority
1
as in bulks
the largest part or quantity of something a vast majority of the town's residents support the proposed tax reduction

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2
as in adulthoods
the state of being fully grown or developed she will inherit a fortune upon her majority

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Recent Examples of majorities In the state legislature, all 151 seats in the state House of Representatives and 36 in the Senate will be on the ballot as Democrats try to increase their majorities and Republicans attempt to win races in a strongly Democratic state. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026 Opinion polls show majorities in both countries have a positive attitude toward the other, though feelings for Russia have noticeably cooled in Kazakhstan. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026 But growing majorities perceive psychedelics as potentially useful for end-of-life-distress, PTSD and depression — especially when other treatments haven’t worked. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Aug. 2026 Republicans are eager to keep their majorities in the Legislature, and to win back control of the governor's office. — Clay Masters, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026 Trump won Wisconsin in 2016 and 2024, and Republicans have held majorities in both chambers of the Legislature since 2011. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 For these banks, large majorities of their IT budgets are focused on maintaining the status quo, leaving them weighed down by the burden of legacy technology. — Jody Bhagat, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 An entire generation has never known peacetime, and majorities of young Americans—including more than half of Republicans aged 18 to 44—oppose the 2026 war with Iran. — Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026 Nearly all cited the number of people killed, while large majorities pointed to orphaned children, mothers who lost children, grieving families and victims whose bodies remained trapped beneath collapsed buildings. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
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  1. adulthoods
  2. maturities
Noun
  • Neighborhoods are highly segregated by race and income, the data shows, meaning kids who grew up just blocks apart can expect wildly different adulthoods.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
  • McCurdy and Stoner each end their memoirs proud of having emerged into saner adulthoods.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Wrzesniewsky said the firm prefers the middle maturities over the 30-year bond.
    — Greg Ritchie, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Regarding duration, with interest rates nearing their peak, extending into intermediate maturities (3-7 years) offers a good balance of income and rate sensitivity, though caution is advised for very long durations due to fiscal pressures.
    — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of maturities

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