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partial

[pahr-shuhl] / ˈpɑr ʃəl /




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An unprecedented 48 teams are participating including four—Haiti, Iran, Ivory Coast and Senegal—under a full or partial travel ban.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“We encourage homeowners to make partial payments whenever possible to avoid a balloon payment on June 30, 2030,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Asian stocks enjoyed a partial rebound from the previous day's rout as investors returned to the AI trade, while easing Middle East tensions also provided support and pushed oil prices down.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Earlier observations from the Apollo and Chandrayaan missions produced useful partial maps, but a full global map is still missing.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

“If I were you,” he said, “I’d start in the nine hundreds, over there—but that’s because I’ve always been partial to biography.”

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt




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