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portion

[pawr-shuhn, pohr-] / ˈpɔr ʃən, ˈpoʊr- /




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It said those companies were only required to pay a portion of the relevant sponsorship fees, with the remainder funded by club owners Abu Dhabi United Group.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

I still can’t say with certainty why this prosecution was perpetuated—what portion was attributable to the motivations of individual government agents and what portion to forces of institutional inertia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Generation Z, now roughly 14 to 29 years old, is a growing portion of the electorate with about 50 million eligible voters in the upcoming midterm elections.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

The second-largest portion of these funds — $1.25 billion — would be set aside for housing for veterans, in the form of homeownership loans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Inside I found a large portion of the lasagna that had been at dinner yesterday, reheated so the cheese stuck in gooey puddles to the foil.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

But this year, portions of the river have been transformed into stretches of dry sand and gravel, while farmers have kept hayfields green by running their wells and pumps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Carter's company has more than 1,250 acres of apple orchards in Washington, and the fruit is grown for sliced apple portions – often sold to hotels and schools, for example.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

One of the species was named Callipallene pilosuspedes because of the long, curved spines covering the lower portions of its legs.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

Limbs bend in concerning directions as torsos threaten to fall to the ground; a blanket covers portions of each performer and adds another mysterious layer to these thrilling pas de deux.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

We spent three days cutting down our portions.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

Brakebush, based in Westfield, Wis., serves a diverse foodservice customer base with a portfolio of fully cooked, par-fried and raw portioned products, Hormel said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Not too salty, not too sweet, each bento box is carefully portioned by food group to meet federal nutrition standards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2024

It is an elegant, visually appealing appetizer, luncheon option or at my house, a main for dinner, if portioned properly.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2024

Fights with spouses or partners if meals aren’t portioned equally, or panic that a family member might eat the last of a favorite food — even though they’re able to go get more.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024

Kimki portioned work for each one in the tribe, giving Ulape and me the task of gathering abalones.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell

The precise portioning of the secret ingredients, matching the ratios of the founder’s original formula, happens in a room locked off from employees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

Police discovered the defendant had previously been employed as a "skilled butcher", and her work involved "deboning, and portioning out turkey carcasses using a large knife".

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026

China said it would be conducting live-fire drills on Tuesday, portioning out seven zones for the operations in the waters around Taiwan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025

Schalow told Forbes “there have been no changes in our portion sizes, and we have reinforced proper portioning with our employees.”

From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2024

No man is so methodical as a complete idler, and none so scrupulous in measuring and portioning out his time as he whose time is worth nothing.

From The Crayon Papers by Washington Irving




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