peg

Example Sentences

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The classic historical example is in the 1970s after the U.S. quit the Bretton Woods monetary system and dropped its dollar peg to gold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

The fund is a backstop for the Hong Kong dollar's currency peg to the greenback.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Most estimates peg the ”breakeven” rate at around 50,000.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

Nature has given us a peg, with the death Jan. 13 of former UC Berkeley scientist Peter Duesberg, at 89.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

She snatched her cloak from the peg and, carrying her leather boots in her hand, crept down the stairs.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare