a portion

Example Sentences

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Wall Street also pays attention to the company’s medical cost ratio, a measure of spending as a portion of premiums.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

I called, said I couldn’t afford to pay the entire bill, and asked if I could get a discount if I paid a portion immediately.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

Saving and investing even a portion of that additional salary could, over time, rival your pension: $40,000 a year in monthly installments could, based on a back-of-the-envelope calculation, give you $1.7 million in 20 years.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

Ireland’s finance ministry is set to recoup 930.7 million euros from the sale, a portion of the amount it injected into the bank to prevent it from collapsing in 2011.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

As an abandoned wagon hid her from his view, she saw him push against a portion of the wall.

From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin