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finite

[fahy-nahyt] / ˈfaɪ naɪt /


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But a defense funded that way is more visible and finite in a way that a Fed backstop isn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

"We don't have the ability to stockpile blood super far in advance because blood does have a finite shelf life, it does expire," she said.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

“If you look at a technology budget in the Fortune 500 or Fortune 1000, there’s a finite amount of dollars,” Friedman told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Banks also have around $223 billion, the highest on record, exposed in equity repo markets, implying that risk markets are becoming “increasingly reliant on a scarce, finite resource” of Wall Street lending, Tobias argued.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

He assumed that he had a finite reserve of tears that he had already exhausted for the day.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner




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