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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Boomers are projected to give away the bulk of this fortune, at around 63%.
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Chloe Berger, Fortune, 16 May 2024
More than 380,000 of them currently live in Florida, the bulk of whom arrived in the Sunshine State in the past 10 seeking to escape political persecution and economic devastation in their homeland.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
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Chloe Berger, Fortune, 16 May 2024
More than 380,000 of them currently live in Florida, the bulk of whom arrived in the Sunshine State in the past 10 seeking to escape political persecution and economic devastation in their homeland.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
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“The bulk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bulk. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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