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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Together with the rapid motion of the PBH—traveling at hundreds of times the speed of sound through the bulk of our planet—this would create a shock wave not too dissimilar from an earthquake.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
But the bulk of their selections will be Saturday when Vrabel won’t be in the draft room.
—Kyle Hightower, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
My mother received the bulk of the estate.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
After weeks of back and forth, Senate Democrats and Republicans failed to reach an agreement on reforms, and opted instead last month to fund the bulk of DHS, while leaving out funds for ICE and parts of CBP.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
But the bulk of their selections will be Saturday when Vrabel won’t be in the draft room.
—Kyle Hightower, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
My mother received the bulk of the estate.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
After weeks of back and forth, Senate Democrats and Republicans failed to reach an agreement on reforms, and opted instead last month to fund the bulk of DHS, while leaving out funds for ICE and parts of CBP.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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“The bulk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bulk. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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