jumbo
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Items such as large-screen TVs and jumbo bags of dog food will need manual assistance for the foreseeable future, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The 30-year mortgage rate for jumbo loans — mortgages that exceed conforming balances of $832,750 — also rose to 6.72%, up 2 basis points from a week prior.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
The asset manager’s infrastructure and private-credit arms are leading the jumbo project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The luxury jumbo jet was modified to transport the president and included upgrades in security, mission communications, logistics support, and advanced technology, the Air Force said.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Fried chicken, potato salad, ham sandwiches, chocolate cupcakes, even a jumbo can of peaches in heavy syrup.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Rakesh Reddy told AFP that seven jumbos were killed, and one elephant sustained an injury.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
It will hold 25% more volume than Boeing’s existing freighter and is emerging as an heir to the plane-maker’s humpbacked 747 jumbos that have hauled goods across the North Pacific for decades.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2021
The airline also expects to bring five of its A380 super jumbos back into service by the middle of next year to meet high demand for flights to Los Angeles and London.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2021
Lewinsky told her official biographer that Tripp had the jumbos because she wanted to appear loyal to the administration.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2018
All my cousins would gather in the courtyard between my house and Geoffrey’s house to kick the soccer ball—made from plastic shopping bags we called jumbos, which we then bound in twine.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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