jumbo
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Capri Sun is testing a refillable jumbo pouch roughly three times the size of its usual package.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The pragmatic frugality of the warehouse club’s free samples and jumbo packaging, the seasonal specialties and its Kirkland brand dupes make shopping a bit more exciting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The luxury jumbo jet was modified to transport the president and included upgrades in security, mission communications, logistics support, and advanced technology, the Air Force said.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Based on the latest mortgage-application data from the Mortgage Bankers Association, the average rate on a 30-year jumbo loan was 8 basis points lower than a conventional loan’s rate.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
I lugged the jumbo plastic carrier meant for a twenty-pound dog to an empty corner and set it on the tiled floor.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Rakesh Reddy told AFP that seven jumbos were killed, and one elephant sustained an injury.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
An average of 158 people per flight, plus security, would require the equivalent of five jumbos to be available all year around.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
It will hold 25% more volume than Boeing’s existing freighter and is emerging as an heir to the plane-maker’s humpbacked 747 jumbos that have hauled goods across the North Pacific for decades.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2021
Lewinsky told her official biographer that Tripp had the jumbos because she wanted to appear loyal to the administration.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2018
All my cousins would gather in the courtyard between my house and Geoffrey’s house to kick the soccer ball—made from plastic shopping bags we called jumbos, which we then bound in twine.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
