portion
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It said those companies were only required to pay a portion of the relevant sponsorship fees, with the remainder funded by club owners Abu Dhabi United Group.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Generation Z, now roughly 14 to 29 years old, is a growing portion of the electorate with about 50 million eligible voters in the upcoming midterm elections.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
A portion of the oil is exiting via ship-to-ship transfers, for example, in which shuttle tankers take on the most hazardous part of the journey and then move it to ships headed to Asian refiners.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
In California, people are required to provide a driver’s license number or a portion of their social security number when they register to vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Under any circumstances,” he said, “it would be expected that some portion of the Soviet long-range nuclear force would strike the United States.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Bass was elected to Congress in 2010, spending the following decade representing portions of South L.A. and the Westside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Carter's company has more than 1,250 acres of apple orchards in Washington, and the fruit is grown for sliced apple portions – often sold to hotels and schools, for example.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
In Long Beach, where waves slammed into the seawall and homes, crews have been reinforcing portions of the boardwalk and are distributing sandbags.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Scientists and trainees from several other institutions also collaborated on portions of the work.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
He helped to serve them two portions of apple and mint ice cream.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Meal-kit companies typically sell recipes and ready-to-cook portioned ingredients that are sent to customers’ residences, pitching easy, healthy, home-cooked meals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Not too salty, not too sweet, each bento box is carefully portioned by food group to meet federal nutrition standards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2024
People who free-poured cereal from a box into a bowl overestimated portion sizes of nine of 10 types of cereal, with the sole exception a style of cereal where the food is already portioned.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2024
Fights with spouses or partners if meals aren’t portioned equally, or panic that a family member might eat the last of a favorite food — even though they’re able to go get more.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
Mom portioned grilled chicken wings with barbecue sauce, corn bread, and steamed broccoli onto three plates, and set them out on the table.
From "George" by Alex Gino
The precise portioning of the secret ingredients, matching the ratios of the founder’s original formula, happens in a room locked off from employees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
He said police discovered the defendant had previously been employed as a skilled butcher and her work involved "deboning, and portioning out turkey carcasses using a large knife".
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
China said it would be conducting live-fire drills on Tuesday, portioning out seven zones for the operations in the waters around Taiwan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
Schalow told Forbes “there have been no changes in our portion sizes, and we have reinforced proper portioning with our employees.”
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2024
Macana found Sholoc busy portioning out parts of the elk.
From History of California by Helen Elliott Bandini
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The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 1
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 3
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