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Financial groups that make a chunk of earnings from buoyant capital markets may face waning tailwinds “as oversight and investigations rise, weighing on deal/issuance momentum.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
US energy firms on Wednesday signed a raft of multibillion-dollar deals with Venezuela, days after the South American country agreed to grant the United States control of a huge chunk of its vast oil reserves.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Many of last season's big-money signings - with a good chunk of them coming from the Bundesliga - failed to meet expectations or justify their transfer fee.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday likely was caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
“Well,” said Bat, dipping his chicken chunk in ketchup.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
Instead, I’ve been looking at plane tickets, researching heart failure and ordering groceries that, at first, didn’t make much sense together: zucchini, canned pumpkin, chocolate chunks, sticks of cold salted butter.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
First discovered in the northern hemisphere more than 20 years ago, these quakes occur when huge chunks of ice fall from glaciers into the sea.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
But many of his projects are again succumbing to time, with chunks of pediment falling to the sidewalk.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Some will be gradual, but expect some to arrive in big chunks amid press releases touting “synergies” and “world class assets.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
We feed pure meat to the sled dogs—well, all dogs, as far as that goes, cut-up chunks of bloody beef heart.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
