greenbacks
Example Sentences
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Since May, buyers of more than $25,000 in a given month must provide supporting documents to justify their need for greenbacks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
In an economy where access to dollars was tightly controlled, Venezuela allowed shrimp producers to keep most of the greenbacks they received from exports, enabling companies to fund expansion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Alas, greenbacks are hardly available to people such as Tamara Mendoza, 65, who lives in the working-class Valle district.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
The same is true of Canada, which Trump says he wants to turn into the 51st state since the place relies so much on American greenbacks anyway.
From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2025
When we couldn’t even get fifty measly greenbacks a month for our bread and board.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
