in the majority

idiom

: being of a number greater than half the total

Supporters of the new law appear to be in the majority.

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Binks and Roach’s program wouldn’t necessarily be needed in the majority of callouts, where the location of the person is known. —

Tristan Kennedy, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024 The government declines to intervene in the majority of qui tam cases. —

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 The average annual price for two children at a child care center exceeds the cost of annual mortgage payments in the majority of U.S. states, Axios' Emily Peck reports. —

Brianna Crane, Axios, 19 Oct. 2024 With the latest silicone-gel implants used in the majority of American breast augmentations, the risk of capsular contracture is between about 12 and 19 percent at 10 years. —

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