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

The inner portions of the stromatolites showed stronger hydrothermal signatures, indicating they likely formed during an earlier and hotter stage of the crater lake's history.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

An estimated 40,000 residents have been asked to evacuate, affecting portions of the cities of Garden Grove, Anaheim, Buena Park, Cypress, Stanton and Westminster.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 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

Seven days went by and seven precious portions of rice were eaten.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya