chunk

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Shares dropped 18% to $33.37, giving back a big chunk of the gains it had racked up since the start of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

But if you put a chunk of your investable wealth into an annuity, you are locking up that cash.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Both of the candidates will have to court the chunk of the electorate that went with Pratt, who is in third place with nearly all votes counted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Micron shares were up 6.7% at $922.54 in premarket trading, after falling 13% on Friday as a chip-sector selloff took a chunk out of its recent enormous gains.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Hazel couldn’t see much through the gloom, but she felt a presence within, as if she were a chunk of iron close to a large magnet.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan