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portion

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




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“Despite these evasive actions, the right front portion of the Tesla struck the individual,” CHP said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The first: Paying extra on a mortgage is typically more effective early on in the life of the loan, when the interest portion of the payment is higher.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Not all websites use it, but it nonetheless powers a large portion of the internet.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

That is key to Laura Overdeck’s claim that she is entitled to a portion of Two Sigma.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

And a large portion of Magpie Island was underwater.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

As part of that settlement, Meta agreed to make significant changes to Facebook and Instagram accounts used by teenagers, and portions of the settlement hinge on other major social media companies agreeing to similar changes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Horvath, who represents large portions of the Westside and Valley, plans to discuss her endorsement during an appearance with Raman on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The usage of drones is increasing as farmers see them as ways to handle problems with accessing certain portions of their fields.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Despite this, the opposing forces have managed to seize large portions of the country, particularly in the north and west.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Both portions of the Maya realm depended on artificial landscapes that required constant attention.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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

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

It is an elegant, visually appealing appetizer, luncheon option or at my house, a main for dinner, if portioned properly.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2024

Mom portioned grilled chicken wings with barbecue sauce, corn bread, and steamed broccoli onto three plates, and set them out on the table.

From "George" by Alex Gino

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

If meat needs cubing, shredding or portioning, now is the moment.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2025

They then adopted a child whose parents would be glad to see him provided for, to look after them until they died, leaving him the property they had left after portioning their own children.

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


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