chunking
Britishnoun
Vocabulary lists containing chunking
Psychology
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Chinese officials fled Nanking, designated Chunking, far in the interior, as the seat of their Government and set up Hankow as their de facto capital.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Chunking is not just a trick for improving memory; it’s the lifeblood of higher intelligence.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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Chunking up the dirt in Miss Sadie’s yard, I could feel it grinding into the scar above my knee.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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The party started up the Yangtse, travelling from Shanghai to Hankow and thence to Ichang by steamer—then by house-boat towed by coolies through wonderful gorges and one dangerous rapid to Chunking and Chengtu.
From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon
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