lump
Example Sentences
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People who had carefully planned their retirement, and had expected to clear mortgage debt or car finance, were left with no lump sum and no income.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
First Brands didn’t pay duties on that lump sum, according to the lawsuit.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
"I found what I would say was a grape-sized lump on the top of my left breast," she said.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
In early 2022, after more than a year of underreporting customs values, First Brands paid the Chinese subsidiary a $40 million lump sum to compensate for the artificially depressed payments, the lawsuit said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Then, the cancer wasn’t just in the lump, but under her arm, too.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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