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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Seventh-round rookie Jam Miller saw the bulk of the action, and had a nice 15-yard gain off an outside zone play, but created little that wasn’t there with the ball in his hands. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026 José Urquidy provided length as the bulk pitcher for the Sox, allowing three runs on five hits with three strikeouts and no walks in 3 2/3 innings following opener Sean Newcomb’s 1 1/3 scoreless innings. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 Cook recorded the album at Sunset Sound Studio 3 in Los Angeles, where Jennings holds an exclusive lease and does the bulk of his production work. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026 Since then, the continent has greatly reduced its imports of Moscow’s gas — the bulk of which arrived via pipelines — as well as reduced its overall consumption. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 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 21 Aug. 2026.

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