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jumbo

[juhm-boh] / ˈdʒʌm boʊ /


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The 30-year mortgage rate for jumbo loans — mortgages that exceed conforming balances of $832,750 — also rose to 6.72%, up 2 basis points from a week prior.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 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

Venice Ramen is good too, and they do these things called jumbo gyoza that are absolutely delicious.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

The Boeing 747 jumbo jet, which democratized air travel in the 1970s, was only possible thanks to powerful jet engines developed in the 1960s for the massive C-5 military transport plane.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

But tonight is different. the food’s good, as usual— fettucine alfredo with jumbo shrimp, corn on the cob, garlic bread sticks— but, get this, no one’s saying a word.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander

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




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