bulk
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When you’re 65, 10 years is a long time to have the bulk of your nest egg locked up.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
He also stressed that the bulk of the increases would come over a number of years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Best to explore the bulk of the galleries when your gas tank is full.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
"If several of those cables were cut simultaneously, either accidentally or deliberately, a bulk of India's westward bandwidth to West Asia, Africa and Europe would be impacted."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Most of them had enough bulk to warrant a double take, but when she scanned their faces—often scarred, pockmarked, or just plain hideous—there was no spark behind their eyes, no shining kernel of cleverness.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
The bulks list rather dictates what ingredients compounding pharmacies can use when mixing custom medications for patients with a specific prescription.
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
The new law also prompted the agency to move more quickly on establishing the bulks list.
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
I had noticed it often as I went about the city, a long grimy many-towered ill-looking place, distinct among the pallid bulks and hulks of the Commensal edifices.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Berkshire also bulked up its position in Macy’s and the New York Times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Navy had bulked up its escort system with militarized barges and other fortifications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Those enhancements include better brand assortment, enhanced in-store experience, bulked up staffing, and seamless digital integration.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
He has also bulked up to do more of the heavy-duty ball-carrying on the gainline.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
He wasn’t bulked up like Ares, but he radiated power.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
He had to "change everything" about himself for the role, from growing an "awful beard" to changing his hair and bulking up his muscles.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 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
Citi has been bulking up its banker ranks under new banking head Vis Raghavan, who joined from JPMorgan in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
DoorDash is bulking up internationally, acquiring Deliveroo in the U.K. to deepen its European footprint.
From Barron's ● Dec. 10, 2025
“Looks like the away team really puts an emphasis on bulking up.”
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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