lump
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This payment is often a lump sum combined with an annual amount for a fixed amount of time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
It is thought, due to short life expectancy, that many veterans opt for the lump sum.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
In January 2021 the jackpot was only $731 million, yet the lump sum was $547 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The cash value for Monday’s drawing if taken as a lump sum payment would be $391.9 million, game officials said in a news release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Then make it. Please. And put in two spoonfuls of sugar. And you can throw a lump of coal in the fire, too.”
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
"I still tease him, he used to kick lumps out of me in training at the 2006 World Cup. It's not true, he tells me. But I remember," said Messi.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Stir the chocolate until it’s smooth with no lumps.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
His income now arrives in lumps when a property sells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
I remember sitting in a wig salon in Richmond as the owner, Amy Holt, gently brushed though my tangled hair as it was falling out in large lumps.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Ben grabbed a pile of clothes and stuffed them under the mattress of his bed, smoothing the mattress with his hand to ensure that no lumps were visible.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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