nest egg

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Recent Examples of nest egg The public has no sympathy, it’s said, for wealth-hoarding educational institutions sitting on nest eggs bigger than the gross domestic products of many nations. Gregory E. Sterling, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025 After years of diligently building up your nest egg, your next hurdle is ensuring that your money lasts. True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025 But the exact right percentage for each individual hinges on several things, such as your existing nest egg, planned retirement date, pensions and other factors, experts say. Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 4 June 2025 Per Hulu's plot description for the debut season, his character has returned to Texas after years of working a propane job in Saudi Arabia to earn his retirement nest egg. Jordana Comiter, People.com, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for nest egg
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest egg
Noun
  • From there, make an initial deposit to cover your first wager with BetMGM Sportsbook.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
  • Trump has vowed to increase US interests in Africa, with a focus on controlling more of the continent’s key mineral deposits.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • Brightline spent $6 billion in private funds to lay or upgrade 233 miles of tracks between Orlando and Miami, along with building stations, and manufacturing 10 trains.
    Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
  • The Coastal Bend center acknowledged using state funds to buy land for a new facility.
    Cassandra Jaramillo, CBS News, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Instead, CFOs prefer, in many instances, to cut say 10% of the budget of all divisions to find savings.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • The budget legislation is the president's highest-profile win yet.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025

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“Nest egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nest%20egg. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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