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Wallace has noticed prices for her Easter favorites, such as Russell Stover’s milk chocolate Easter bunnies, have taken a bigger chunk out of her budget each year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

One problem is that a chunk of the fund consists of consumer packaged goods companies that are losing ground to smaller companies that are offering healthier products to appeal to consumers’ health push.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Hedge funds sold off a big chunk of their positions early in 2026 after Brazilian authorities said they expected a record year in coffee production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Kelly Norton, 50, spends a good chunk of the year travelling around Europe in her camper van along with her husband and their 11-year-old dog Vinny.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

I stabbed a chunk of French toast with my fork and dragged it through the gooey syrup.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas