portions

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Every day, each of us outsources vast portions of our knowledge about the world to other people, other institutions, other authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Residents in portions of six Orange County cities are covered by the order: Garden Grove, Cypress, Stanton, Anaheim, Buena Park and Westminster.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

“Then divide the beef you won’t be using on Memorial Day into portions and freeze it for later,” Rice said.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

When the ice becomes thin enough, large portions can suddenly detach and break away at once.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Sometimes, the morning after one of his late night visits, I would go to get my rations only to discover that Schindler had left word I should receive two portions.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson