Sentence examples for near majority from inspiring English sources

The phrase "near majority" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where a group is close to achieving a majority but has not yet reached it.
Example: "In the recent vote, the proposal received a near majority, falling just a few votes short of approval."
Alternatives: "almost a majority" or "close to a majority."

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"if we deliver", Trump's team would win most white voters and a near majority of black and Hispanic voters.

A near majority trusts him the most on immigration and on terrorism (an issue he has repeatedly linked to immigration).

The chairman of the Texas board, a dentist named Don McLeroy, advocates the "strengths and weaknesses" approach, as does a near majority of the board.

Yet even as courts steadily prohibited the outright teaching of creationism and intelligent design, creationists on the Texas board grew to a near majority.

"One company will effectively control the only data pipe going into a near majority of American homes, whether that's internet TV or phones," Stoltz said.

He says the pro-government parties would not have gained a near majority in the recent elections if Russians had not felt better about the economy.

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It's harder to be prejudiced against a near-majority.

Growing numbers of critics, including a near-majority of the Supreme Court, seem ready to cast aside the ideal of American religious neutrality.

Those who favor government intervention support a range of possible actions, although none alone receives majority or even close to near-majority support.

His near-majority victory has produced high hopes for a stable government, accompanied by a healthy bounce in the stock market and in investor confidence.

When you add those who favor Obamacare to those who regard it as "not liberal enough", you have a near-majority.

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