fillip
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Analysts said traders were presented with a "Goldilocks" batch of figures that provided a fillip to equities on Wall Street as the dealers revised lower the likelihood of a second successive interest rate hike.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
After the last reporting season, they all received a slight fillip after they upped their proposed capex to a level equivalent to 92% of their cashflow.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
While that would be a nice fillip for the new Mekies-led Red Bull, it would not be an indication that their problems were behind them.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025
The drop in yields has been a fillip for non-yielding gold which stood at $2,000 an ounce and near its October peak of $2,009.29.
From Reuters ● Nov. 27, 2023
They lived mostly on these things made from stale bread, and condensed milk and coffee, onions, potatoes, and always the penny’s worth of something bought at the last minute, added for fillip.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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