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[pahr-shuhl] / ˈpɑr ʃəl /




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But for now, “the market is increasingly pricing a partial restoration of flows rather than a prolonged chokehold on Gulf exports,” Innes said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

Hundreds of schools have planned for at least partial closures and multiple train operators, including the UK's largest, have warned people not to travel unless necessary as temperatures climb.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Unlike a tree stump, which preserves rings from an organism's entire life, dinosaur bones provide only a partial record.

From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026

Polio outbreaks continued throughout the 1920s—Franklin D. Roosevelt contracted the disease in 1921 and suffered partial paralysis for the rest of his life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

I was partial to the general store, but I liked to walk by the livery stable too.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson




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