lump
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“The initial lump that I felt, wasn’t a ‘lump’ as such; rather a kind of hard spot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The upshot is a bigger difference between the lump sum versus the annuity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Sometimes, the lump becomes a slightly smaller and shinier lump, marginally less ugly than it was on the ground.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Reframing a $1,200 purchase as a ~$40/month lease pulls forward real incremental demand from buyers who wanted to upgrade but balked at the lump sum,” Feinseth said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The bitterness was so sharp, I might as well have been sucking on a lump of coal.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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
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
Stir the chocolate until it’s smooth with no lumps.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
Under a shed in north India, women scoop cow dung, lumps of unrefined sugar and flour to produce biofertiliser -- part of a growing effort to tackle anxieties over the supply of chemical fertilisers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
It wasn’t like the battles in the Oxford claybeds, hurling lumps of mud at the brickburners’ children.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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