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“This backdrop has meant that markets this morning have reversed a good chunk of Friday’s moves,” said Deutsche Bank strategist Jim Reid.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Not only have you accumulated $3.2 million before turning 45, but Roth accounts make up a good chunk of your retirement funds; I assume the rest is in brokerage accounts.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

He expects the city — typically boisterous with Latin acts then — to lose a big chunk of music tourism from the north and south.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

A chunk of bone discovered on a beach by a schoolgirl could be up to half a million years old, according to an evolutionary biologist.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

With his bare hands, he pried another chunk of rock from his mountain and began shaping it into a ball.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan