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There were some legitimate failures here: The federal government had guaranteed $535 million in loans to the company, leaving taxpayers on the hook for a significant chunk of change.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Roughly 1.4 million barrels a day of crude flows out of the CPC pipeline, a large chunk of which makes its way to European markets, particularly Spain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Poster boy Duncan Scott started the rush, defending his 200m individual medley gold from Birmingham four years ago by slicing a chunk off his own Games record.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
There’s a sizable chunk who don’t know how much they owe in student loans or credit-card debt, or the percentage they are paying in interest payments.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Who’s Israel?” asked Janie, dipping her chicken chunk into barbecue sauce.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
I also like to stuff my dates with cold chunks of butter, as they amplify the creaminess of the dates and deliciously melt in your mouth with each bite.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
When Antonelli rejoined, he started carving chunks out of Leclerc's lead until lap 41, when the Mercedes driver reported a problem with his car.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
He tweaks the flavor by adding fresh ingredients, including fish sauce, soy sauce, chunks of beef and sachets of Chinese herbs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Video of the scene showed broken chunks of concrete on the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Benny has chunks of wet puke all down the front of his clothes.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
