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[uh-mount] / əˈmaʊnt /






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It was also a performance powered by an impressive amount of dessert.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

He told voters that he walked away from the firm 14 years ago, leaving an enormous amount of money on the table, because it did not align with his morals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Much of the recent increase comes from large-scale artificial-intelligence contracts with prepaid or prebought GPUs, Oracle said, adding that this “substantially reduces the amount of capital Oracle must raise to build out our AI datacenters.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The SpaceX IPO is the largest ever, seeking to raise over twice Saudi Aramco’s 2019 amount, with more retail investor allocation.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Such differing reactions caused a “historic amount of disagreement.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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