lump
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The main symptoms of breast cancer in women may include a lump, or swelling in your breast, chest or armpit, the NHS website says, external.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The lump sum was a no-brainer in 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Reframing a $1,200 purchase as a ~$40/month lease pulls forward real incremental demand from buyers who wanted to upgrade but balked at the lump sum,” Feinseth said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Jealous Devil XL lump charcoal lights easily, produces minimal ash and burns for hours; Boom!
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
The lump in my throat makes words difficult to form.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
“AI investment” lumps together very different bets: foundational models, chips and compute, physical infrastructure and applications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Responding to criticism that the new district lumps together communities with little in common, Hickey argued that the United States itself is "a mix of different people," encompassing urban neighborhoods, affluent suburbs and rural communities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Stir the chocolate until it’s smooth with no lumps.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
I remember sitting in a wig salon in Richmond as the owner, Amy Holt, gently brushed though my tangled hair as it was falling out in large lumps.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Instead, she sits on Lolo and Abuela’s bed and smooths the quilt over the lumps, the same way Abuela does.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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