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[turm] / tɜrm /






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The ballooning growth in government and corporate debt in the U.S. and globally could lead markets to demand increased term premia, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Newly elected lawmaker Ana Elisa Santos, born during Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's first term, is now helping him draw up a social media master plan to nab a fourth mandate.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

If the best and the brightest, with their highly paid professional staff, are unable to beat the market over the long term, what makes you think you can do any better?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Haines proposed legislation for a national anti-corruption watchdog in 2021, and has been credited for driving the creation of the National Anti-Corruption Commission under Labor in the previous parliamentary term.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Scientists came up with a term for this terrifying scenario: nuclear winter.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

“Grain-the dominant growth engine for both carriers through 2026-should remain healthy in absolute terms, but fade rapidly in terms of outsized growth contribution, increasing the importance of replacement growth surfacing elsewhere,” the analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

A lot of people talking about Ezri Konsa, I like him but Gabriel offered that bit more in terms of experience and quality that you need to get the job done, so he goes in.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

What have you seen in terms of how voters respond to him?

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

“I think in terms of integrating all the new guys that have been available, which I think is everybody except for Collin in live play, it’s been pretty seamless,” Redick said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Soviets were behind America in terms of the might of their arsenal.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Energy-importing countries not exposed to the AI boom remain the most vulnerable, creating what the IMF termed a "bifurcated outlook" in its WEO report.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

She was elected treasurer in 2019 and is termed out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

One review called Cregger’s movie “different and much better than the other ‘Resident Evil’ movies,” which were termed “depersonalized zombie sludge.”

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Some are officially unemployed, but most are now what is termed "economically inactive" - which means they are not seeking work or able to start a job.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

A second area of active discussion since 1997 falls under a heading that could be termed “Why Europe, not China?”

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Price, who has represented the district since 2013, is terming out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Durazo is running for the District 1 seat held by Supervisor Hilda Solis, who is terming out after more than a decade on the board.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

In District 3, which covers the southwestern San Fernando Valley including Woodland Hills, Tarzana and Reseda, City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield is terming out, leaving the field open.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026

But Ramaphosa said those who wanted to leave were not happy with efforts to address the inequities of the apartheid past, terming their relocation a "sad moment for them".

From BBC ● May 14, 2025

McKissick also defended the phrase, terming it an inevitable response to the “dashed hopes and mangled dreams of a people and a result of the ineffectiveness of the nonviolent movement.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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