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jumbo

[juhm-boh] / ˈdʒʌm boʊ /


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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

The cost of a jumbo loan might be expected to be higher because Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac don’t guarantee them, and they pose a higher risk to lenders.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Brownback also likes the nonagency MBS market, which includes the jumbo home loans too large for Fannie and Freddie to package into securities.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

“You told me that my father was alive. Now you’re giving me some New Age mumbo jumbo about him living in me.”

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

Rakesh Reddy told AFP that seven jumbos were killed, and one elephant sustained an injury.

From Barron's Dec. 20, 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

The airline also expects to bring five of its A380 super jumbos back into service by the middle of next year to meet high demand for flights to Los Angeles and London.

From BBC Aug. 26, 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




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