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A portion of the raw stool is transferred into a centrifuge, where it’s spun to concentrate the parasites and make them easier for scientists to spot under a microscope.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Yet, on the other hand, a belief that the stock market will fall is also why you would want to reduce your risk by allocating a healthy portion to bonds.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

“Our plan with the vacant floors is to prioritize office space for the port’s partners, and another portion of it will be used for our own purposes to train our workforce,” Hacegaba said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

From these locations, the Moon will cover only a small portion of the Sun, with the amount of coverage depending on where the observer is located.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

But in retrospect, he was upset at having passed on the chance to acquire a portion of that $5 million purse in 1975.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The event will be visible from much of North and South America, as well as portions of Europe and Africa.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

Formats such as 4DX add motion seats, as well as wind, water and other physical effects, while ScreenX projects portions of the film onto the auditorium’s side walls to expand the field of view.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

This weekend is expected to see highs of 95 to 110 degrees in the valleys, with portions of the Antelope Valley potentially reaching 115 degrees, and 100 to 110 across the Inland Empire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

The fire brigade saved "not just our home but our business premises too", said Manu Goncalves, doling out portions of roast chicken alongside his neighbours' courgettes with his son Theo and niece Manon.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

The lack of rain and the fact that the park’s waterworks were not yet completed meant Olmsted could not plant exposed portions of the grounds.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Luckily, “The Bear” still serves a purposeful story that earns our attention for a few precisely portioned hours that always run out before we’re ready to let go.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2025

Not too salty, not too sweet, each bento box is carefully portioned by food group to meet federal nutrition standards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2024

Fights with spouses or partners if meals aren’t portioned equally, or panic that a family member might eat the last of a favorite food — even though they’re able to go get more.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024

The FMD is comprised of plant-based soups, energy bars, energy drinks, chip snacks, and tea portioned out for 5 days as well as a supplement providing high levels of minerals, vitamins, and essential fatty acids.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024

In no time at all they’d gathered back at the same spot, where Ben set out the ink, portioned into several small bowls.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

The precise portioning of the secret ingredients, matching the ratios of the founder’s original formula, happens in a room locked off from employees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

He said police discovered the defendant had previously been employed as a skilled butcher and her work involved "deboning, and portioning out turkey carcasses using a large knife".

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026

China said it would be conducting live-fire drills on Tuesday, portioning out seven zones for the operations in the waters around Taiwan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025

I’ve stood over sheet pans on Sunday afternoons, roasting broccoli until the kitchen smelled faintly of sulfur, portioning out tidy mounds of chicken and rice into identical little plastic containers.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2025

Hence, we are not able to judge whether what appears as “gift” may not really be “a sale,” or some payment meant to complete the portioning off of a daughter, on marriage or taking vows.

From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)