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deposit

[dih-poz-it] / dɪˈpɒz ɪt /




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The Social Security Administration will deposit benefits into a U.S. bank even if you live overseas.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

It also took reservations for regular Roadsters, each of which had a starting price of $200,000 and required a $50,000 deposit.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

But the deposit she needs keeps rising faster than she can save.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

American Equity, for instance, pays agents a commission of 5% to 7% of a policyholder’s deposit on some 10-year indexed annuities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Flannery would take me away from here and deposit me into her fictitious world crawling with self-righteous saints and larger-than-life misfits.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

Since 2017, Tesla has collected numerous deposits of $50,000 from customers who wanted to reserve their Roadster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

After nine years, potentially millions of dollars in deposits and considerable hype, the Tesla Roadster is finally ready to launch—which it did.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The exact total depends on the timing of your deposits, compounding, taxes and fees.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The abnormal deposits, called Rosenthal fibers, are a defining characteristic of the disorder.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

She signs her small paychecks over to Ashoke, and he deposits them for her at the bank into their account.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

But these sites also come with dangers, as demonstrated by the massive Moss Landing battery fire in January 2025, which prompted the evacuation of about 1,500 residents and deposited heavy metals in a nearby estuary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

We would like to have our Social Security benefits deposited directly onto a federal government Direct Express card, but we can only register for one through a Social Security Administration employee.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The council issued the funds and they were sent directly to Zadrozny, who deposited them in the account, before withdrawing them in cash in March.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The upper sections of those pits contained 73 thin layers of ash deposited by people between approximately 4,400 and 1,600 years ago.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

UBS was holding some $3 million of his assets, originally deposited there in 1992, and wanted to know to which bank in Iceland Bobby wished his investments transferred.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Since the prehistoric era, humans have recognized the ritual power of wetlands, some by depositing votive offerings into bogs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

To pay for the labor, inmates allege that individuals outside of the prison are depositing thousands of dollars into the commissary accounts of those waiting on the “Satisfy You” singer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The investigations in Coedpoeth come as another field on the edge of the nearby village of Minera has seen dozens of lorries depositing materials, which one local councillor described as "reeking of diesel".

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Researchers around the world have explored several possible solutions, including different dielectric materials, molecular seed layers, and alternative methods for depositing oxides.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

People were depositing it, withdrawing it, borrowing it, and paying it back.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman


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