dollar
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The dollar eased against a basket of currencies, but remained close to a one-week high reached overnight due to the U.S.-Iran conflict pushing up oil prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
He soon developed a reputation for charging top dollar for his campaign strategy services and for his heavy campaign spending.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Putting him on the almighty dollar would be the crowning achievement of these efforts.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
On currency markets, the Japanese yen was under pressure again after falling below 163 against the dollar late Tuesday, its weakest since 1986, in part due to the oil price.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Every dollar you get is like a polar bear when the sea ice comes. It can’t wait to leave.”
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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With traditional accounts, pre-tax contributions grow with returns over time until they’re taxed at distribution; with Roth accounts, after-tax dollars are used but distributions are tax-free later in life.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
In recent years, the nonprofit A Step to Freedom has grown rapidly, collecting millions of dollars from the government to house and feed homeless people coming out of jail in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Large-molecule biosimilar manufacturers face a far harder technical task: replicating a large, complex protein closely enough to satisfy regulators, at development costs that can run up to hundreds of millions of dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Department of the Treasury announced a historic first: From now on, the president’s signature will be on newly printed paper dollars.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
So I just stood there with monkeys, dollars, ponies, and .22s running around in my head, and waited while Grandpa cut all kinds of didos.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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