greenback
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A dovish tilt that tempers rate-hike expectations would weigh on the greenback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The currency has struggled against the greenback in recent years owing to the wide interest rate gap between the United States and Japan, as well as worries about the Asian giant's fiscal situation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
The weaker greenback wasn’t enough to support bitcoin, with the cryptocurrency extending losses to fall 0.4% at around $81,434.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The greenback was down 0.2% at 158.24 yen but gained 0.4% to 1,339.60 won.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
I wouldn’t do it even if Anatole paid me in greenback American dollars.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing greenback
Chapter 17: The Civil War
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Chapter 4, Sections 1–4
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