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Roche said he used Bessembinder’s academic research to inform a significant portion of his book.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Ireland’s finance ministry is set to recoup 930.7 million euros from the sale, a portion of the amount it injected into the bank to prevent it from collapsing in 2011.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
The final portion of the show had Bieber doing “Yukon,” then “Devotion” with Dijon — the vocals! — then “Essence” with Tems and Wizkid.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
However, the Supreme Court struck down a significant portion of these duties earlier this year, which is expected to require the Treasury to reimburse companies for the surcharges collected.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The boy thought of asking his aunt to make another portion of rubber chicken so he and Maya-Jade could cause more trouble.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
Vocabulary lists containing portion
The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 1
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Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" (1863)
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 3
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