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lump

[luhmp] / lʌmp /




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This is comparable to the U.S., but the funds are managed by nonprofit industry trusts that convert accumulated savings into lifetime annuities rather than lump sums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Dasdan will be entitled to severance benefits and will receive a pro rata bonus equal to $515,000 as well as a lump sum cash payment of about $1.3 million, as well as certain additional benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Prudential recently found that two-thirds of Americans would choose a guaranteed monthly check for life over a lump sum.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday announced he would be operated "in the coming days" for a lump on his lung, saying it had been located "at a very early stage".

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

A lump rises in the base of my throat, tightening my airway and shortening my breaths to shallow gulps.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

But he suspected there was more to life than moving “inanimate lumps of plastic.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Bladder stones are formed when minerals in the urine crystallise, turning into solid lumps.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

“AI investment” lumps together very different bets: foundational models, chips and compute, physical infrastructure and applications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Responding to criticism that the new district lumps together communities with little in common, Hickey argued that the United States itself is "a mix of different people," encompassing urban neighborhoods, affluent suburbs and rural communities.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Jen’s dad pointed to the hairy lumps on the hangers behind him.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix


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