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

Johnson, 36, purchased the “masterclass in modernism” back in January 2016, when she paid $3.55 million for the property, using a chunk of the money she earned from starring in the “Fifty Shades” franchises.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

A chunk of them have two tournaments' worth.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“Not to mention she was raised on a chunk of Krypton so didn’t even experience super powers until her teens.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Her eyes remain a fiery orange, but they well with tears as one chunk of the ice mountain splits off with a thunderous CRAAAACK.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer