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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The movie has already broken local opening records abroad for an anime movie with an overall foreign total of $350M per The Numbers, the bulk of that from Japan.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
Notably, the bulk of the activity and growth in DeFi has come from retail and/or crypto-native institutions.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Clearly, the bulk of the credit goes to all the work Brazilians have done since the transition to democracy to empower their judicial institutions.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
His methods have helped learners avoid the bulk of the pain and endless wipeouts that often accompany standard snowboarding methods.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
Notably, the bulk of the activity and growth in DeFi has come from retail and/or crypto-native institutions.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Clearly, the bulk of the credit goes to all the work Brazilians have done since the transition to democracy to empower their judicial institutions.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
His methods have helped learners avoid the bulk of the pain and endless wipeouts that often accompany standard snowboarding methods.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the bulk
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“The bulk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bulk. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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