portion
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It’s impossible to suss out what portion of the electorate voted for him based on that promise over, say, the notably dire state of the economy in 1992.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
A portion of the pieces in the exhibition will be available for purchase, with a detailed checklist to come.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
As well as focusing on affordability, Laguarta has previously said PepsiCo was also "betting a lot on portion control".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The portion of cardholders missing payments declined slightly at both banks, indicating consumers aren’t falling further behind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
He told them that he wanted the Sudetenland, the western portion of Czechoslovakia where another large ethnic German population lived.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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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