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sovereign

[sov-rin, sov-er-in, suhv-] / ˈsɒv rɪn, ˈsɒv ər ɪn, ˈsʌv- /




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The dignity of sovereign womanhood aside, it’s also a genuine life partnership concern.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

For decades, governments could rely on predictable buy-and-hold investors to snap up their sovereign debt.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The country is "perfectly situated to build in the new global economic order", he told more than 100 global investors and sovereign wealth fund representatives gathered in Toronto for a major investment summit.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Amid the rising angst over the sovereign debt selloff, global investors are buying a more-than-usual amount of bond funds.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

I turned and lifted a corner of my pillow, and underneath it, on the snow-white sheet, there lay a beautiful golden sovereign with the head of King George V on its uppermost side.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

Normally a potential reluctance among those three sovereigns to buy U.S.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

These developments don’t threaten dollar dominance today or tomorrow, but they reflect a genuine, if gradual, de-risking impulse among sovereigns who have concluded that some diversification away from dollar concentration is prudent.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

One-time “fragile five” sovereigns like South Africa or Turkey have gotten their houses substantially in order in recent years.

From Barron's Apr. 20, 2026

Tim Ash, senior strategist at RBC Bluebay Asset Management, pointed out in a posting on X, that sovereigns do not request swap lines lightly.

From MarketWatch Apr. 20, 2026

There is a reward of one thousand sovereigns for giving her up to them.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman




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