portion
Example Sentences
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Los Angeles County firefighters responded to a gas line rupture in Castaic on Saturday, which prompted the CHP to close a portion of the 5 Freeway.
From Los Angeles Times
Bids for that portion of the company are expected to top $1 billion, one of those people said.
If you are married at the time of your passing a current wife may have statutory rights to a portion of your estate regardless of your POD designations, depending on where you live.
From MarketWatch
Other reports obtained by The Times describe federal cleanup workers, on multiple occasions, using ash-contaminated soil to backfill holes and smooth out uneven portions of fire-destroyed properties in the Palisades burn scar.
From Los Angeles Times
China said it would be conducting live-fire drills on Tuesday, portioning out seven zones for the operations in the waters around Taiwan.
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