lump
Example Sentences
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Why does he want to give a lump sum?
From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026
But while Hammond's challenge was ongoing the CMS obtained interim and final lump sum deduction orders and in December 2020 took £19,269 from his bank account.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
If the atomic nuclei in a lump of iron were scaled up to human size, for instance, how far apart would they be from each other?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
"Intuitively, one would expect such a large lump of metal to behave like a classical particle," says lead author and doctoral student Sebastian Pedalino.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
“Then make it. Please. And put in two spoonfuls of sugar. And you can throw a lump of coal in the fire, too.”
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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