sterling
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U.K. public finances are tight, though the budget isn’t expected to contain anything that would upset U.K. government bonds or sterling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
USC still turned the sterling field position into points.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Former Census Bureau senior executive Amy O'Hara called the paper an abuse of the agency's "sterling reputation for high-quality analysis."
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Within a month, all his personal credit cards were maxed out and he owed friends and other lenders—who had approved him when he had a sterling credit history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
A woman bumped my arm with a sterling candlestick while a man ran by holding an accordion.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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