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portion

[pawr-shuhn, pohr-] / ˈpɔr ʃən, ˈpoʊr- /




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S&P didn’t look at private credit, which has remained a small portion of property-casualty portfolios even as it has ballooned at their life-insurance counterparts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

In addition to building their resumes, teens able to invest a portion of their pay from working also have the potential to maximize the opportunity for those dollars to compound for decades to come.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The spectacled Beijinger admitted he was nervous for the essay portion of the Chinese test.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

A tiny portion of her life was portrayed in The Crown.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

On its third rising only a portion of the drawing-room was disclosed; the rest being concealed by a screen, hung with some sort of dark and coarse drapery.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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