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conversion

[kuhn-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / kənˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /


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Despite falling 22-10 down late in the third quarter, the Vikings fought back to win 39-22, with Justin Jefferson claiming two well-taken touchdowns and a two-point conversion.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Marshall barged through for his second - leaving Farrell to take, and subsequently miss, the conversion.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Mr. Rasmussen makes Douglass’s conversion vivid and persuasive; Mr. Rebeiro exposes its jurisprudential machinery with impressive precision, even when that machinery clanks a little.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

The problem is that these payouts, known as RMDs, can’t be part of a conversion amount and must be withdrawn first.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Plant cells today have tiny molecular factories, called chloroplasts, which are in charge of photosynthesis—the conversion of sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and oxygen.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Centennial’s defense was top notch all night, only allowing two third-down conversions.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

Your CFP and/or a tax accountant should model your Roth conversions during those projected lower-income years, and whether it makes sense to take Social Security at 68, or wait until 70.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

On the other hand, such conversions could make sense if the owner plans to leave the Roth IRA to a spouse, and the spouse plans to leave it to heirs.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

And, yes, your Medicare premiums, which are in part based on your income, are typically a big consideration when deciding whether to make Roth conversions.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

The engineers specified any conversions to be applied to the raw data—converting, for example, miles per hour to feet per second—and supplied Katherine with the equations to be used to analyze the converted data.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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