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nil

[nil] / nɪl /


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The Boyle Heights warehouse, according to the call, amounted to about 1% of the company’s total global capacity so the long-term impact to the company’s bottomline was nil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

I think the chances of that are basically nil, as the news cycle is already moving on.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

"I understand why the judge made the decision she made," she said, adding "I don't feel like we were warned enough about the possibility that our chances would be nil."

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

“This means that the probability of switching into a lower-carry, higher-rate regime is probably not nil, and is less easily priced by the market,” Fink added.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

As a result of the non-event event, the resulting press coverage was practically nil.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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