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depository

[dih-poz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / dɪˈpɒz ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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On an adjusted basis, it lost 9 cents per American depository receipt.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Bank trade associations have said such offerings could drain deposits from depository institutions, which often pay little interest, and curtail lending.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Novo Nordisk’s American depository receipts sink after a study evaluating the efficacy of CagriSema fails to meet its primary endpoint.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

"I'm convinced there are still people out there, one in particular who I think was probably in that cash depository that we've never traced," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Chicago’s small but vocal censorians feared that impoverished parents would turn the building into a depository for unwanted children.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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