lump
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They provide a fixed monthly check, rather than a lump sum that could lead to a single, irreversible bad financial decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
"When I detected a little lump on my testicle... I was just ignorant of my own health - I just thought I'll get on with it," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The law also prohibited mortgage lenders and servicers from requiring borrowers to pay back any forbearance in a lump sum, but it otherwise did not specify repayment terms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
She ended up paying Rogers a lump sum of £75,000 and more than £30,000 in her own legal costs.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
A lump of air lodged in my throat.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Thirteen days after Hannah Stephenson stayed a night in a Travelodge hotel, she is still itching with red lumps over her body - a nightmare she would not wish on her "worst enemy".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Responding to criticism that the new district lumps together communities with little in common, Hickey argued that the United States itself is "a mix of different people," encompassing urban neighborhoods, affluent suburbs and rural communities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Turansky said she had "no lumps and no pain" to warn her that she had the condition and her cancer was only detected through screening.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
“When I take a bite, I chew through small lumps of egg, presumably scrambled by the hot butter,” she writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Strands of escaping hair tickle my cheek, and my jumpsuit lumps in spots.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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