assets

Example Sentences

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She gobbled up foreign assets during the 2008 downturn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Supporters of the rule argue that alternative assets offer potential for increased long-term returns and broader investment diversification, positioning the change as expanding innovation and opportunity for American workers and retirees.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

"The tangible assets in the UK are minimal," said Evans.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Over the next few years, they teamed with investors including George Soros to become the largest buyers of hotel assets from the government-owned Resolution Trust Corp, as it liquidated mortgages from savings-and-loan failures.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

There was regular jet service to Petersburg, but the sum of my liquid assets amounted to a 1960 Pontiac Star Chief and two hundred dollars in cash, not even enough for one-way airfare.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer