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sovereign

[sov-rin, sov-er-in, suhv-] / ˈsɒv rɪn, ˈsɒv ər ɪn, ˈsʌv- /




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These include sovereign securities with maturities of more than one year and up to three years, more than 10 years and up to 25 years, and more than 25 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Like Norway, Australia is rich in natural resources, but its sovereign wealth fund only had A$267bn as of December 2025 - less than 10% of Norway's for a population five times as big.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

The first, passed in March, was an unusual measure giving the state the right to automatically appeal any decision holding that it didn’t enjoy sovereign immunity from suit.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Corporate spreads would widen 200 basis points, and emerging- market sovereign spreads would increase by 100 basis points.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Today they speak back, as individuals and as sovereign nations, against ongoing trauma and the consequences of conquest and terminal narratives.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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