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Some prospective IPO investors feared that Mastercard could ultimately be on the hook for many billions of dollars’ worth of legal liabilities related to allegations of price fixing.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

A review of federal spending data by the news organizations also revealed how the first Trump administration had made hundreds of contract modifications, increasing the cost of the border wall project by billions.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Governments and tech companies worldwide are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into building data centres that can power AI tools such as chatbots, image generators and agents.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

They are not answerable to the Saudi people for the many billions of dollars that have been spent on projects that may now only ever exist on the internet.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The great majority have lifetimes of billions or more years in which they are shining stably, providing a suitable energy source for the origin and evolution of life on nearby planets.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan