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.

Example Sentences

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Next up, Elon Musk is continuing to lay off dozens of employees at Twitter, despite claiming last November that the bulk of the firings were over. —Verge Staff, The Verge, 22 Feb. 2023

That payout looked even more generous as the company’s stock price melted down further on concerns about its competitive position and the sinking market for PC sales that still drives the bulk of the company’s chip sales. —Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2023

While the bulk of Putin’s remarks were directed at a domestic audience, his blockbuster finish was aimed abroad. —Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2023

This is a win-win of quality and quantity, as the bulk of high-quality content is designed to be repurposed in various ways. —Caroline Petersen, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023

Nowadays, the bulk of the battles are between the brothers at basketball practice. —Brad Joyal, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2023

Atop that, the new courts and police patrols would serve neighborhoods that contain the bulk of Jackson’s white population. —Michael Wines, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2023

In neighboring Syria, already shattered by more than a decade of civil war, the bulk of fatalities have been in the northwest, an area controlled by insurgents who are at war with President Bashar al-Assad. —Leila Sackur, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2023

Russian attacks usually target the south and east, where the bulk of the fighting is centered. —John Bacon, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2023

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