: the influential financial interests of the U.S. economy
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After college she got a job on Wall Street.
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His profiteering has drawn criticism from even the traditionally conservative editorial boards at the Wall Street Journal and New York Post, as well as the broader American populace.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
2 July 2026 National challenges Data centers, which help power technology like artificial intelligence, pose a risk to the power grid, according to the Wall Street Journal.—Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026 Wall Street was mixed in light trading early Thursday as chip stocks fell further and oil prices dipped near their levels before the Iran war began.—ABC News,
2 July 2026 Deaths from influenza rose slightly, partly due to an unusually virulent strain circulating last year, although falling vaccination rates may also have contributed, The Wall Street Journal reported.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for Wall Street
Word History
Etymology
Wall Street, New York City, site of the New York Stock Exchange