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The Turkish lira depreciated almost 13% against the greenback since the start of the year.—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 July 2025 So even though the two models are only about 391,000 lira apart in price, this balloons to 1.6 million, or $40,000, after tax.—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 8 July 2025 The outdoor cinema costs 400 Turkish lira per person and films range from Nicole Kidman’s Babygirl to Kate Winslet’s Lee.—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 And any wobble in the economy is going to reflect in popular support for the AKP and expose political problems that have, until now, been papered over by a stream of Turkish lira.—Michael J. Koplow, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2014 See All Example Sentences for lira
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