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chunky

[chuhng-kee] / ˈtʃʌŋ ki /


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Bianco is keen to stress that goods inflation is definitely a problem, but his argument is that these chunky 5.25% bond yields compensate investors for that risk.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Here, you can sit down at a chunky late-’90s computer and explore the original site yourself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The result: Almost a third of the Dutch gold reserve is in London and a still chunky 19% in New York, flipping their earlier positions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Across the top, in chunky yellow letters, it reads “Phodega.”

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Mom looked away from me for a moment and stared over at War Chief, my uncle Will’s Indian pony, who was grinding his chunky yellow teeth.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

Did “Étoile” scripts feel any bigger or chunkier than “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” or “Gilmore Girls”?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025

If you'd rather a chunkier texture, though, then go for it.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2025

The stitches are bigger, so chunkier yarn is used, and this means blankets can be knitted more quickly than in traditional knitting.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2024

From others it seems an elegant high-tech cousin of the Transamerica Pyramid, the chunkier building across the bay.

From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023

His height at the shoulder was five feet ten inches; and his build was even chunkier than the usual solid robust pattern of buffaloes.

From The Land of Footprints by Stewart Edward White

Silicon Valley is where the chunkiest share awards tend to be, so it’s possible the strong performance of almost anything tech-related has outweighed their ill effects so far.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Cut a slice and cozy up under your chunkiest throw blanket.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2022

Its flat display is 49mm across, making it by far the chunkiest Apple Watch.

From The Verge ● Sep. 8, 2022

And Boris Johnson has used this occasion to make big changes to the cabinet - the most significant switch coming in one of the chunkiest jobs of all.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2021

“Grab a cable-knit scarf and your chunkiest sweater / ‘Cause the summer was dope, but the fall’s even better,” the “Money Good” artist mused in the video.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2019




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