portion
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On Sundays, Fumo often prepares a big portion of ground beef or chicken, using it to piece together dinner throughout the week, with rice or potatoes and a vegetable side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
In this case, gap refers to the difference between the portion of users who selected ChatGPT versus Google Gemini.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
She "is facing mobility issues and has lost a significant portion of her ability to walk", it said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
An injured climber crawled down a portion of Mt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
The next step in realizing Pops’s dream is renovating the motel portion of the OldMill, but like Nate said, there’s no rush on that.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Strong shear can interfere with a cyclone's organization by pushing the upper portions of its circulation away from the center closer to the ocean surface.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The 43-year-old billionaire could effectively veto portions he didn’t like—and he did, the people said, frustrating an already complex process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The portions of the ceremony that salute the broadcast network programs tend to be nostalgia driven.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
It requires students to be offered at least two portions of vegetables and one portion of fruit every day and oily fish must be served at least once every three weeks.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Amaka would divide the rice into smaller portions to blow the chaff out afterward.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Priced according to your choice of entrée, brunch includes an appetizer, entrée and dessert, all portioned for a leisurely meal.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Howrey’s own politics are here — feminist, environmentalist, activist — but believably portioned out to her characters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Meal-kit companies typically sell recipes and ready-to-cook portioned ingredients that are sent to customers’ residences, pitching easy, healthy, home-cooked meals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
Kimki portioned work for each one in the tribe, giving Ulape and me the task of gathering abalones.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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
But perhaps the most important factor for fitting desserts into your life more healthfully is the smart-size portioning built into these bars.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2022
It was dreadful to see the anxiety with which they watched the portioning of the thick heavy hunks of black bread.
From The Dark Forest by Sir Hugh Walpole
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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