chunk
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A big chunk of options traders this week were betting that the stock would fall after Wednesday’s quarterly report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday likely was caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
To pay for the condo, we sold a chunk of investments, but we expect to plow money from our home sale back into our portfolio.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
A large chunk of the defense budget goes toward paying the salaries of service members.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Now he stopped to sniff at an ice chunk, and patted it with one paw.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
But many of his projects are again succumbing to time, with chunks of pediment falling to the sidewalk.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Videos and photos circulating on social media show piles of rocks, chunks of concrete and rusted metal rods after waves removed layers of sand along the shoreline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Video taken at the port in Maumere showed large chunks of concrete breaking off the terminal building onto passengers waiting to board an inter-island ferry.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Tanya came through from the kitchen with another tray of small things on sticks–olives, chunks of pineapple. Our eyes met. ‘I’m going through a ‘70s thing,’ she said.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
Carefully placing her hands and feet, Roz climbed up the chunks, higher and higher, to the very top, and then she set out over the glacier.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
