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Everyday actions generate billions of these nanoparticles, Yan noted, from washing a load of laundry to reheating a dish in the microwave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Such theft accounted for billions of dollars, Aurangzeb said, adding that there remained "room for improvement" on increasing income tax collection as well.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Beyond staff shortages, teachers and pupils must also contend with crumbling school buildings, which a 2023 Senate report estimated would require billions of euros to renovate and adapt to a changing climate.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Direct hits on an airport have long been an aviation insurance doomsday scenario, given that billions of dollars worth of planes sit tightly next to each other and could be wiped out en masse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Sachs had already started an organization called the Global Fund, financed by governments and foundations, with the hope of raising billions of dollars to fight AIDS, malaria, and TB.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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