portion
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Apollo executives said on the call that broader concerns about private lending have been overblown and largely driven by the media, which Rowan said has focused on a small, high-risk portion of private credit.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Those who worked closely with Vein said he was working to return a significant portion of the money granted to him and that he invested thousands of his own dollars into recovery events.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
He sold off a portion of his property rights for $35 million.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
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
Once out of sight, they sat on the grass to eat, breaking pieces of apple pie off with their fingers and licking all the sticky sauce before seizing another portion.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
Vocabulary lists containing portion
The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 1
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Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" (1863)
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 3
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