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convert

[kuhn-vurt, kon-vurt] / kənˈvɜrt, ˈkɒn vɜrt /






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In a structural change the Treasury plans to convert the seven-year note from a monthly new issue to a quarterly new issue with two reopenings, similar to the ten-year note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Around $2.85 billion of the stolen $6.34 billion has been frozen, Binance said, meaning that the attackers could not use it or convert it to another currency.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Those relatively low-income years can provide an opportunity to gradually withdraw retirement assets or convert portions to Roth accounts at favorable tax rates.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

His goal - a tap-in from two yards - was very difficult not to convert, with the opportunity having had an incredibly high xG of 0.995.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Born in about 1500 in the Spanish town of Extremadura, Carvajal joined the Dominican order and went to South America to convert the Inka.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

They included descendants of immigrants, as well as converts to Islam.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

The retina is the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye that converts incoming light into signals the brain can interpret.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The retina then converts that light into signals that the brain interprets as images.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

Coinbase will supply the stablecoin payment rails and underlying blockchain technology that automatically converts the digital currency into government-issued currency, and Citi will settle the funds as the bank of record.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

I’ve heard Father say this many times, even though in our own family there are converts, called conversos.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

Some MLPs have converted to C-corporations from partnerships in recent years, however, so investors receive 1099 tax forms instead of K-1s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The Cordillera mountain region's animist residents adopted Christianity only after Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States in 1898, four centuries after Spanish friars had converted the people of the coasts to Catholicism.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

When the body does not use the glucose it absorbs, the surplus can eventually be converted into fat.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

Chelsea's record £117m signing Rogers opened the scoring in the 50th minute before United defender Lisandro Martinez was sent off after conceding a penalty, which Palmer converted.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

“And I guess it means we converted more people to our cause today anyway.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Ask your adviser to show you the numbers: how much you would save by converting strategically over the next five years or so.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

By converting part of the glucose into gluconate, the implant prevents that portion from being metabolized and stored in tissues, potentially helping reduce fat accumulation.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

The FBI added that it had observed "TraderTraitor actors" converting stolen assets into Ethereum, and expected those assets to be laundered further by converting them using decentralized finance and instant swap services.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

One major hurdle lies in the economical separation of materials, isolating, grinding up and converting rare earth elements into metal for next-generation magnets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the laboratory, which adjoined the parlor, Dad, his movie cameraman, a nurse, and Dr. Burton were converting a desk into an operating table, and setting up the cross-section background and lights.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey


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