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Hedge funds sold off a big chunk of their positions early in 2026 after Brazilian authorities said they expected a record year in coffee production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Keep a large chunk of your money accessible.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Kelly Norton, 50, spends a good chunk of the year travelling around Europe in her camper van along with her husband and their 11-year-old dog Vinny.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The initial construction cost around $75,000, which used up a chunk of our savings, but we’ve stayed debt-free and will add the internal fixtures and fittings slowly, as we earn the money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

To do this, they’d cut a small chunk of the horsehoof mushroom that grows on dead birch trees, and set fire to it, then blown it out so that it was just shouldering.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver