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as in siege
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies
the investment of Cuba was one of the decisive moments in the Cuban Missile Crisis
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as in inaugural
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
the investment of a new diocesan bishop is typically a grand and solemn occasion
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Recent Examples of investment
Moskowitz is among the current cosponsors of bipartisan legislation that would require members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children to divest themselves of individual stock holdings or move their investments into a qualified blind trust while in office.
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
Asparagus is a long-term investment that rewards patient gardeners with spring harvests for years to come.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 May 2025
Despite considerable investment, SANDAG’s bike projects have been criticized for delays in bringing online infrastructure that could improve safety for users.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Trump’s unprecedented actions and policy flip-flops have dented U.S. credibility and confidence in its assets, and this could still result in global fund managers investing less in the U.S. markets in favor of others, explained Vasu Menon, OCBC’s managing director of the investment strategy team.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 May 2025
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
Asparagus is a long-term investment that rewards patient gardeners with spring harvests for years to come.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 May 2025
Despite considerable investment, SANDAG’s bike projects have been criticized for delays in bringing online infrastructure that could improve safety for users.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Trump’s unprecedented actions and policy flip-flops have dented U.S. credibility and confidence in its assets, and this could still result in global fund managers investing less in the U.S. markets in favor of others, explained Vasu Menon, OCBC’s managing director of the investment strategy team.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for investment
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With the help of officers from the New York Police Department, Columbia laid a brutal siege on its own student body: more than seven hundred arrested, more than one hundred injured.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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In 1866, a white mob laid siege to those attempting to amend the state’s constitution to enfranchise Black voters, in what became known as the Mechanics Institute Massacre.—
Chelsea Stieber,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
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If fundraising is Global’s plan with its pair of inaugurals, leaving its A380 parked at JFK for four days between flights is an odd choice.—
Edward Russell,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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Often times, the swearing-in of the President for a second term generates a lower audience than the initial inaugural.—
Brad Adgate,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Israel imposed a blockade on all supplies entering Gaza in March, saying Hamas was seizing supplies meant for civilians - a charge the group denies.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Netanyahu’s government lifted its blockades this week after approximately three months of preventing food and other humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
22 May 2025
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Since 2020, Mateer and his immediate family have given $1.9 million to DeSantis’ gubernatorial and presidential campaign efforts and to his inauguration.—
Ana Ceballos,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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Since President Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, the backlog has decreased from 264,717 to 198,378—a reduction of 25 percent.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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The President’s oldest son, Don, Jr., was among the founders of a members-only society called the Executive Branch, open by invitation to those who can pay initiation fees of as much as half a million dollars.—
Evan Osnos,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The Kansas side has several country clubs with five-figure initiation fees.—
Alfredo Sosa,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 May 2025
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“Investment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investment. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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