assets
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He explains that Social Security is managed by the federal government and funded by payroll taxes while private trust funds are estate-planning tools in which trustees manage assets for beneficiaries.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Isbilen, who in 2022 was 77 years old, is from a wealthy family, but when her politician husband was jailed she wanted help moving her assets out of Turkey.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The profit drop was due to a large prior-year accounting gain tied to the company’s sports assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The Catapult Workers Collective said the company’s sale included the assets only and that the union was notified their employment would not be rolled over to the new buyer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
They wanted to know everything and Milkman found himself rattling off assets like an accountant, describing deals, total rents income, bank loans, and this new thing his father was looking into—the stock market.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The Military-Industrial Complex" (1961)
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