a portion
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The Nxum-controlled wallets sent a portion of each payment to Vincer and broke up the remaining amount three ways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Technology stocks are approaching their peak as a portion of the S&P 500, which could portend some rough months ahead.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
First, that the Tata Sons board buy back a portion of SP Group's minority stake as a "fair and equitable solution" to the latter's demand to monetise their stake.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
After tides swept away a portion of Long Beach’s historic wooden boardwalk Saturday, waves of saltwater rolled into a yellow two-story oceanfront house on Seaside Walk on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Grazdan zo Galare asked that he be granted a portion of their earnings.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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