rate
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He said that pilots are accepting extra trips less often, with an acceptance rate of 2%, down from 37% a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
"Traders have already fully priced in another Federal Reserve rate hike by year's end, despite the arrival of Kevin Warsh as the new Fed chairman," Innes said.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Results can be affected by hair type, by the use of hair treatments or dyes, and by more individual factors, like the rate of hair growth and the environment you are living in.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Conservative peer Lord Wolfson also called on the government to reverse its hike in the rate employers have to pay in National Insurance, along with minimum wage rises.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The first came in May 2006: Standard & Poor’s announced its plans to change the model used to rate subprime mortgage bonds.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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