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Joshua Stillwagon, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2025
The lira my father had given me were sweaty in my hand.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The outlet valued the luxury yacht at 40 million Turkish liras, or just under $1 million.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Erdogan’s unconventional view that the way to tame inflation was to lower interest rates has, unsurprisingly, led to spiraling inflation and eventually a collapsing Turkish lira.
—Ryan Hogg, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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In response, Turkey’s lira plunged to record lows and inflation soared to over 70% in 2022.
—Joshua Stillwagon, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2025
The lira my father had given me were sweaty in my hand.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The outlet valued the luxury yacht at 40 million Turkish liras, or just under $1 million.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Erdogan’s unconventional view that the way to tame inflation was to lower interest rates has, unsurprisingly, led to spiraling inflation and eventually a collapsing Turkish lira.
—Ryan Hogg, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lira
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“Lira.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lira. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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