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Offshore wind development brings jobs and economic development that reshape regional economies, with the scale of public and private investment reaching into the hundreds of billions of dollars over years.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

JetBlue has added billions of dollars in debt since the outbreak of the pandemic.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

“How many tens of billions of commitments for ‘27, ‘28’, ’29 do we dare make?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

According to global estimates, billions of people are now overweight or obese, increasing the risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, sleep apnea, and some cancers.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

“Good old Earth. There are three billions of us there, Cutie—and in about two weeks I’ll be back there with them.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov