jumbo
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The luxury jumbo jet was modified to transport the president and included upgrades in security, mission communications, logistics support, and advanced technology, the Air Force said.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Based on the latest mortgage-application data from the Mortgage Bankers Association, the average rate on a 30-year jumbo loan was 8 basis points lower than a conventional loan’s rate.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Venice Ramen is good too, and they do these things called jumbo gyoza that are absolutely delicious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Brownback also likes the nonagency MBS market, which includes the jumbo home loans too large for Fannie and Freddie to package into securities.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
At night, on guard, staring into the dark, they were carried away by jumbo jets.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
Rakesh Reddy told AFP that seven jumbos were killed, and one elephant sustained an injury.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
It will hold 25% more volume than Boeing’s existing freighter and is emerging as an heir to the plane-maker’s humpbacked 747 jumbos that have hauled goods across the North Pacific for decades.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2021
The airline also expects to bring five of its A380 super jumbos back into service by the middle of next year to meet high demand for flights to Los Angeles and London.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2021
Lewinsky told her official biographer that Tripp had the jumbos because she wanted to appear loyal to the administration.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2018
All my cousins would gather in the courtyard between my house and Geoffrey’s house to kick the soccer ball—made from plastic shopping bags we called jumbos, which we then bound in twine.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
