lump
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The law also prohibited mortgage lenders and servicers from requiring borrowers to pay back any forbearance in a lump sum, but it otherwise did not specify repayment terms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
When the child reaches adulthood, they receive the full balance as an unrestricted lump sum.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
But seven months later she found another lump and tests showed it had returned.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
This payment is often a lump sum combined with an annual amount for a fixed amount of time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Then she lay still with her cheek pillowed on the soggy lump of her dress-cloth.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Turansky said she had "no lumps and no pain" to warn her that she had the condition and her cancer was only detected through screening.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Stir the chocolate until it’s smooth with no lumps.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
Under a shed in north India, women scoop cow dung, lumps of unrefined sugar and flour to produce biofertiliser -- part of a growing effort to tackle anxieties over the supply of chemical fertilisers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
Both players showcased their preference for first-strike tennis, knocking lumps out of the ball from the baseline, in a high-level contest played at breakneck speed.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
His smile pushed his cheeks into round lumps.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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