portion
Example Sentences
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That leaves a significant portion of the journey unexplained by natural processes alone.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
S&P didn’t look at private credit, which has remained a small portion of property-casualty portfolios even as it has ballooned at their life-insurance counterparts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
If we were to leave, we would lose a portion of our buy-in — about $80,000.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
A big portion of MLP income may qualify as returned capital and thus is tax deferred.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
They had brought cattle and sheep, dairy butter and cheese, whatever had been their portion after giving what was due to the lord of the manor.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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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