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[in-vest] / ɪnˈvɛst /




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That marks the reversal of a 15-year period when company buybacks and mergers-and-acquisitions activity whittled down the actual number of shares out there to invest, giving stocks fuel to keep rising, said McElligott.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Rather than using the loans to invest in small businesses, many borrowers spend the money on medical expenses and other necessities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"I'm going to invest in AirTags because he needs them all over him, obviously, so I need to know where he is at all times," she joked.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The higher pension without the annual increase, on the other hand, places more responsibility on you to invest wisely and perhaps avoid spending the extra income.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

With blueprints in hand he tramped through the Japanese community—to hostels, trailer courts, other housing projects like ours— trying to find families who would invest in it.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston




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