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as in ton
a considerable amount
that new sports car must have cost a real chunk of change
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Dulce de Leche Churro (by Claire): Dulce de Leche ice cream swirled with dulce de leche caramel and chunks of churro.
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2024
Aim to finish slices, chunks, or mashed avocado the same day, if possible.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
Let’s front-run the September-October weakness Another chunk of investors is equally pessimistic, but for a different reason.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024
Then there's Willem Dafoe as a former actor, Wolf Jackson, now dead and with a large chunk of his skull exposed, who serves as the ghouls’ force for law-and-order.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2024
Aim to finish slices, chunks, or mashed avocado the same day, if possible.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
Let’s front-run the September-October weakness Another chunk of investors is equally pessimistic, but for a different reason.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024
Then there's Willem Dafoe as a former actor, Wolf Jackson, now dead and with a large chunk of his skull exposed, who serves as the ghouls’ force for law-and-order.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Chunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunk. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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