The part of sentence "majority was found" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe situations where the majority of something has been found. For example: After the survey, a majority was found to be in favor of the new policy.
Among these, 349 genes were commonly regulated by all treatments, while the majority was found to be treatment-specific.
Among the 17 compounds, a majority was found to be active in the low nanomolar range against both chloroquine-sensitive and -resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro with relative low cytotoxicity.
Microfilariae were observed in all three zones but the majority was found in the core of the nodules.
All of the variation detected was noncoding and a majority was found in both cases and controls.
The majority was found to be down-regulated, including genes involved in muscle contraction (such as actin, dystrophin, titin and myosin heavy chain IIb), protein synthesis and energy metabolism [ 7].
Proteins that have been associated with virulence in V. cholerae were widely distributed across the eleven genomes, but the majority was found only on the genomes of the two V. cholerae strains examined.
The great majority are found in biological membranes.
The vast majority were found by American excavators in and around Sardis, the ancient Lydian capital.
The majority were found on the middle reaches of the Yenisey River, especially in the Minusinsk Basin, where metallurgy developed early.
Up to 300,000 people are reported missing in England every year, but the vast majority are found within 48 hours and rarely is a missing person well known.
There are some 150 artifacts on display, and the vast majority were found buried in the silt and clay of the Bay of Aboukir, off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt.
