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asset

[as-et] / ˈæs ɛt /


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His outsider status is both an asset and a liability in this election.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

“There’s a different set of people who I think are maybe thinking that ownership of this asset will be the only thing that matters in the future, and therefore they’re holding on to more.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

While not blessed with speed, the Villa captain has proved to be an immense outball for Scotland which, coupled with his workrate, has made him such an asset.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Many of them don’t know how to handle overnight wealth or how to navigate tax, asset protection, estate-planning, and philanthropic considerations, which is why good advice is especially important.

From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026

He believed that her destiny was marriage and a brilliant life in society, where the ability to converse with the dead, if kept on a frivolous level, could be an asset.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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