predominate

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Recent Examples of predominate For example, citrus and fruit are big in the summer, spices like clove and cinnamon predominate in the fall, and cranberry and mace take center stage in the winter, Warrener says. Caroline Tien, SELF, 27 Jan. 2025 Since the end of the Cold War, however, authoritarian politics has evolved, and personalist dictatorships have steadily become the predominate form of authoritarianism. Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2016 All-electric EVs predominate in China’s wealthier cities and coastal areas, but in outlying regions—characterized by long-distance drives and scarce public charging—many Chinese buyers are spurning EVs in favor of hybrids, much like their U.S. counterparts. IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2025 Unlike the seasonal influenza viruses, bird flu doesn't attack the cell receptors that predominate in a person's upper airways. Will Stone, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for predominate
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Adjective
  • The policies announced so far in Trump's current term are on track to push the average tariff to 22.5%, per the Yale Budget Lab. Flashback: From the colonial era through the early 1900s, tariffs were the predominant source of the federal government's revenue.
    Neil Irwin, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025
  • During oral arguments, Louisiana and its backers sought to argue that there was a difference between considering race when creating the congressional maps versus viewing race as the predominant factor.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • As previously reported, this year’s main competition jury president will be Juliette Binoche, who will oversee the choosing of the Palme d’Or and other festival awards alongside a jury yet to be announced.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The first drop pays homage to Jackson, Wyo., where Season 2 begins, after the two main characters found temporary refuge there in Season 1.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Algeria’s western neighbor and primary rival, Morocco, also received its first batch of Akinci drones in February 2025.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • As the cool new kid in town, his Tommy Oliver was transformed into one of the core team of rangers' (Amy Jo Johnson, David Yost, Austin St. John, Walter Emanuel Jones, and Thuy Trang) primary adversaries: the fearsome Green Ranger.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This isn't the first time Chopra — who shares 3-year-old daughter Malti with Jonas — has seen her husband in The Last Five Years.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Soto only has one homer and three RBIS through his first 32 at-bats but just last season, his plate appearances represent must see events.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025

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