sizeable

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“Continental European bonds were the major sovereign markets open for physical trading and showed sizeable 10-12bp drops in 2Y-10Y yields,” the head of rates strategy adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Some of Shell's rivals have also enjoyed sizeable profits thanks to the conflict, with BP last week reporting that its first-quarter net earnings had soared to $3.8 billion.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

And the fatality rate is a sizeable multiple of the national average.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

For almost two years, the post-industrial community has grappled with the potential loss of a sizeable portion of its population and workforce.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

The guests, primarily, were the extended relations of Mr. Gitney, that sizeable clan of merchants known only as the Young Men, cheerful in demeanor, indeterminate in number.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson