A major
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A major effect of that policy was a tit-for-tat trade war between the US and China that saw them hit each other with tariffs that topped 100%.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
A major decision by Rojo was to shake up his batting order after the three-game losing streak.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
A major theme in the report was continued customer diversification.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Read: A major union warns regulators that Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO ‘defies financial logic’
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
A major third could be written as a diminished fourth, for example, or a minor second as an augmented prime.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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