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Example Sentences
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But they noted that at least a portion of the IPOs will flow back out of the U.S., to purchase microchips and related supplies from South Korea and Taiwan.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
That’s a significant portion of the offering, and a departure from most IPOs, which typically allocate only about 5% to 10% of shares to individual investors, according to Fidelity’s website.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
That leaves a significant portion of the journey unexplained by natural processes alone.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
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
The Osage were also able to retrieve at least a portion of the oil funds mismanaged over decades by the U.S. government.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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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