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bulk

[buhlk] / bʌlk /




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It begun disbursing that money in bulk to House and Senate races after Labor Day.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

North Korea has not yet resumed issuing tourism visas to Chinese citizens, who once made up the bulk of its overseas visitors.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

"That is the signature of the Kondo effect, and it's a property of the electrons in the impurity interacting with the electrons traveling through the bulk metal," Chan explains.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

The bulk of that cash flowed to established startups with previous funding rounds and more developed products, Sasson said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

I head over to the bulk area, get a bag.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

If the peptides are ultimately added to the bulks list for compounding, that does not mean they are FDA-approved.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

While it bulks up, the expansion in its markets’ business balance sheet also weighed on Wells Fargo’s net interest margin in the first quarter, the bank told analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

Litigation and pressure from the industry and lawmakers delayed for decades the creation of the bulks list, leaving compounders in limbo on scores of substances, not just peptides.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026

For a man who has always emphasised his desire to play good football, he cannot have enjoyed what he has seen for bulks of this season.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026

Five boys and a girl had forged those scars with the bulks of their unborn selves.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Those enhancements include better brand assortment, enhanced in-store experience, bulked up staffing, and seamless digital integration.

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026

Meanwhile, major cities across the US bulked up police presence at Jewish centres.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

Over the summer, state legislators bulked up the state’s film and TV tax credit program and agreed to more than double the annual amount allocated to it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025

J&J has bulked up with big cardiovascular acquisitions in recent years such as Shockwave and Abiomed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025

It was a thin broth made from boiled elk hooves and a few slivers of dried deer heart, bulked up with rowanberries and the tough, tasteless tree-mushroom that the clans call auroch’s ears.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The bulking philosophy is out of step with the modern game, where most young coaches spend their time drawing up space-age offenses and recruiting lightning-fast players to execute them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Without this final step, electronics will only gain capability by bulking up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Jason Schloetzer, a business professor at Georgetown University, said in an interview that tech companies were still shrinking staff after bulking up during the pandemic.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 1, 2026

Manager Arne Slot has spoken about Wirtz and Ekitike bulking up in order to thrive in the Premier League, with the German undertaking a weight-gain programme and focusing on building muscle, durability and improving recovery.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025

“Looks like the away team really puts an emphasis on bulking up.”

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan


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