lion's share

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The New Yorker has estimated the family’s total profiteering to be worth around $4 billion, with the lion’s share coming from the Gulf monarchies.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

If he wants to buy you out — and this makes up the lion’s share of your estate — anything not regarded as fair market value would be seen as a gift by the IRS.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

"I'd say the lion's share… probably 90% of the people who comment on my accent will say 'you don't sound like you're Welsh'," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

The CFTC, which until recently had the lion’s share of the regulatory authority over these assets, has become muted over the past 13 months.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

Jefferson had blamed the Federalists for the lion’s share of the party mischief.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis