greenback
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IPO could create demand for dollars as foreign investors rush to convert local currencies into the greenback to participate.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
While that has initially benefited the yen, the currency remains heavy at just below 160 against the greenback, said Patrick Munnelly at Tickmill Group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The unit hit 18,028 against the greenback despite recent central bank efforts to provide support.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The greenback is also supported as the U.S. is a net oil exporter.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 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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