rates

Example Sentences

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London has some of the highest rates per thousand people of personal robbery and thefts in England and Wales.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

In Mexico, where microfinance lenders have come under fire for charging effective annual interest rates above 400%, a popular lender, Consejo de Asistencia al Microemprendedor, went into liquidation last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Patti conceded that given how much they’ve rallied, chip stocks needed a breather, and worries about Iran and rising inflation and interest rates helped persuade investors to sell some of their winners.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

SAG-AFTRA says the new four-year deal offers protections related to artificial intelligence, increases minimum wage rates by 3% annually and merges the pension plans of previously separate unions SAG and AFTRA.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

They merely needed to stop rising at the unprecedented rates they had the previous few years for vast numbers of Americans to default on their home loans.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis