the bulk
noun
: most of something : the largest part of something
We spent the bulk of the summer at the beach.
The great bulk of these people are extremely poor.
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Several years ago, Amazon entrusted three unproven rockets—United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan, Blue Origin’s New Glenn, and Europe’s Ariane 6—to launch the bulk of the company’s constellation of more than 3,200 satellites.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 June 2026
The ingress challenges have occupied the bulk of this week’s conversations inside KC2026, the city’s World Cup committee, CEO Pam Kramer said Friday.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026
Sean Burke pitched 7 1/3 innings as the bulk pitcher, tied for the longest of his career, allowing one home run and striking out eight in his best outing of the season.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Ford claims that the bulk of the work was actually done by non-lawyers in countries such as Mexico and the Philippines, who got paid as little as $13 per hour.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 June 2026
The ingress challenges have occupied the bulk of this week’s conversations inside KC2026, the city’s World Cup committee, CEO Pam Kramer said Friday.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026
Sean Burke pitched 7 1/3 innings as the bulk pitcher, tied for the longest of his career, allowing one home run and striking out eight in his best outing of the season.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Ford claims that the bulk of the work was actually done by non-lawyers in countries such as Mexico and the Philippines, who got paid as little as $13 per hour.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
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“The bulk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bulk. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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