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[ak-tiv] / ˈæk tɪv /




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In the Pacific, New Zealand has become increasingly attractive to Americans since the launch of its Active Investor Plus visa in April 2025.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

In the article, entitled “The Arithmetic of Active Management,” Sharpe showed that, while beating the market is a win-lose, zero-sum game before transaction costs, it is a lose-lose, negative-sum game after those costs.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Active service members told the BBC during a recent Arctic sovereignty and security operation in Canada's northern territory of Nunavut that the new funding is welcome and - in some cases - long overdue.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Active synapses typically have both receptor types, which work together to transmit signals using the neurotransmitter glutamate.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

What then does his Joylessness become, when Active?

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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