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Russia has been pushing for years to build a new pipeline to China to deliver billions of dollars' worth of natural gas to its close ally.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

It will "create thousands of high-quality jobs, contribute billions to the national economy, and help ensure that the breakthroughs of the future are developed here in the UK," he added.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Nvidia isn’t exactly sitting on its cash, Wagner told MarketWatch in emailed comments, noting that the chip maker has committed tens of billions of dollars to strategic investments and capital deployments just this year.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Pratt’s candidacy comes as many voters have grown frustrated over the lack of progress in cleaning up the streets despite billions of their dollars being spent to get people into shelters and permanent housing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Thermonuclear reactions in the solar interior support the outer layers of the Sun and postpone for billions of years a catastrophic gravitational collapse.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan