lump
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They provide a fixed monthly check, rather than a lump sum that could lead to a single, irreversible bad financial decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The law also prohibited mortgage lenders and servicers from requiring borrowers to pay back any forbearance in a lump sum, but it otherwise did not specify repayment terms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Most took sporadic lump sums at times when they had large expenses, or they took one annual distribution once they hit RMD age — and took only the amount required.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
A ticket for a "whist drive" - a card game event hosted by the palace on 14 April 1949 - was found embedded in a lump of brick.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
I swallowed a big lump that had crawled up in my throat, and put my arms around his cold, wet body.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
“AI investment” lumps together very different bets: foundational models, chips and compute, physical infrastructure and applications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Turansky said she had "no lumps and no pain" to warn her that she had the condition and her cancer was only detected through screening.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Stir the chocolate until it’s smooth with no lumps.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
Under a shed in north India, women scoop cow dung, lumps of unrefined sugar and flour to produce biofertiliser -- part of a growing effort to tackle anxieties over the supply of chemical fertilisers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
“You’re going to bang your heads and grow lumps that will leave you silly forever,” she warns.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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