portion
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Do we have too much fixed income.Should a portion of it be invested in the stock market?
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
In the past three months, about a third of S&P 500 constituents have beaten the index, the lowest portion since at least 1999, according to Trivariate Research.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
While there is no certainty that an offer will be made, rival airlines might see some reason for encouragement if a portion of easyJet’s aircraft were reassigned to other markets, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Previous detectors based on the same principle showed promising sensitivity, but they captured only a small portion of incoming radiation because they depended on individual antenna elements.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
The second woman looked intently at her portion of the string.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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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