chunk
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There’s a sizable chunk who don’t know how much they owe in student loans or credit-card debt, or the percentage they are paying in interest payments.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
“We have expensive taste in tile; it was a big chunk of our budget,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“For something that’s such a huge chunk of the budget, I’d redline it more and see exactly what’s going to what,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
It covered a large chunk of the cost, and she says she is grateful to friends and family for "playing a part" in bringing her son into the world.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
He slyly pocketed a chunk of beef to give to Spider later.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
I also like to stuff my dates with cold chunks of butter, as they amplify the creaminess of the dates and deliciously melt in your mouth with each bite.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Video of the scene showed broken chunks of concrete on the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
"Come here, my child, come here," a man says to the first child as he emerges alive from a gap between chunks of concrete.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
The U.S. recently sanctioned Rwanda’s military and several senior officers for sponsoring a different insurgent group, called M23, that has seized large chunks of eastern Congo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Oteg put in two chunks of frozen seal.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
