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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
Despite the overhang of tariffs, investment in AI appears intact.
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Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2025
Five investment bank analysts cut their price target for shares in light of the project delay, including Katz, who believes the recent bearishness on Churchill Downs’ shares is overdone.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 2 May 2025
More disclosures about lawmakers' investment moves around the tariffs are expected later this month.
—Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 2 May 2025
According to several industry surveys, interest in alternative investments continues to climb year-over-year, reflecting both dissatisfaction with market volatility and a willingness to seek out new sources of returns.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2025
Five investment bank analysts cut their price target for shares in light of the project delay, including Katz, who believes the recent bearishness on Churchill Downs’ shares is overdone.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 2 May 2025
More disclosures about lawmakers' investment moves around the tariffs are expected later this month.
—Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 2 May 2025
According to several industry surveys, interest in alternative investments continues to climb year-over-year, reflecting both dissatisfaction with market volatility and a willingness to seek out new sources of returns.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for investment
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This brings me back to the siege of Jackson, which happens at the same time as Abby’s smug speechifying and Joel-torturing up at the lodge.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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The next day, the FBI dug up the rear axle of that truck, which eventually led them to Timothy McVeigh, an extreme nationalist angered by the Waco siege two years earlier.—
Laurel Morales,
NPR,
18 Apr. 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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Not So Glamorous Speaking of which, inaugurals are theoretically supposed to be glamorous.—
Elisabeth Bumiller,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Israeli blockade Israel imposed the blockade on March 2, then shattered a two-month ceasefire by resuming military attacks March 18.—
Wafaa Shurafa and Lee Keath,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Some 80% of Gaza's population of more than 2 million relies primarily on charity kitchens for food because other sources have shut down under Israel's blockade, according to the U.N.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2025
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Waltz's departure just 102 days into Trump's second term marks the first high-ranking administration official to leave a post since the president's inauguration.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Trump cycled through four national security advisers in his first four years—including Michael Flynn, who was fired within a month of the 2017 inauguration after misleading Vice President Mike Pence about contacts with the Russian ambassador.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 May 2025
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Duolingo — Shares popped 4% following Morgan Stanley’s initiation at overweight.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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Reporters from around the country followed the case, which marked the first time ever that prosecutors would play for a jury a surreptitious FBI recording of mob soldiers taking the oath of omerta during a mafia initiation ceremony.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Investment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investment. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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