comprised
Americanadjective
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included or contained.
His write-up of the cancer experiment details the characteristics of all five cohorts and the comprised biopsy reports.
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formed, put together, or constituted; made up of a number of different parts or individuals.
These issues are to be addressed by the president of the college in consultation with the newly comprised committee.
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Student fees and university funds subsidize intercollegiate sports; those two sources comprised 87% of Sacramento State’s 2024 athletic budget, according to Knight Center data.
From Los Angeles Times
Hussain Ahmed, 20, whose family lives in Machhar Colony, one of Karachi's largest slum areas where most of the population is comprised of Bengalis, does not have Pakistani nationality or an identity card.
From Barron's
This list is comprised of ones that have increased implied volatility.
From MarketWatch
Three teams have been drafted from rookies and second-year players while a fourth team will be comprised of G League players.
From Los Angeles Times
Spotify has over 750 million users, comprised of paying and non-paying subscribers, who each get a curated summary of their listening habits at the year-end.
From BBC
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