sterling
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Meanwhile, shares of computing and data center companies with less sterling credit and fewer cash resources were down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Some of this has fed through into a better performing currency, with sterling at its highest level since the Brexit referendum, when measured against a basket of currencies.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Meranda, 34, bought a necklace advertised on Etsy as handmade sterling silver but says after a few days of wearing it her "neck started getting really irritated".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Those rates can be lower for buyers with sterling credit history.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
I need him to know why I have his sterling silver and Miss Celia’s zillion-carat ruby earrings in my hand every day.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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