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as in sieges
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 inaugurations
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 investments
The bailout would deliver a major windfall to Rob Citrone, a billionaire hedge fund manager with significant investments in Argentina.
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Despite recent investments, the military gap with China continues to widen as Beijing continues to expand its vast missile arsenal and conduct near-daily incursions across the Taiwan Strait—previously a de facto boundary largely respected by both the Taiwanese and Chinese militaries.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Koreans, angered by images of their countrymen shackled by ICE, may choose to play hardball and continue withholding their investments.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Speculative stocks are risky investments.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Mercury and Mars in Scorpio are igniting your money and resources sector, so expect conversations about finances, investments, or even overdue payments to heat up.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
China is now reportedly pushing for the White House to roll back national-security restrictions on Chinese investments in the US.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The Bank of Japan has commenced with tapering, incrementally selling off its huge investments in ETFs that primed the stock market under Abe, and is signaling incremental interest rate increases.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Strategic decisions made now, around technology investments, partnerships, and customer education, could determine whether a bank remains competitive in a world increasingly defined by digital currency frameworks.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Despite recent investments, the military gap with China continues to widen as Beijing continues to expand its vast missile arsenal and conduct near-daily incursions across the Taiwan Strait—previously a de facto boundary largely respected by both the Taiwanese and Chinese militaries.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Koreans, angered by images of their countrymen shackled by ICE, may choose to play hardball and continue withholding their investments.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Speculative stocks are risky investments.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Mercury and Mars in Scorpio are igniting your money and resources sector, so expect conversations about finances, investments, or even overdue payments to heat up.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
China is now reportedly pushing for the White House to roll back national-security restrictions on Chinese investments in the US.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The Bank of Japan has commenced with tapering, incrementally selling off its huge investments in ETFs that primed the stock market under Abe, and is signaling incremental interest rate increases.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Strategic decisions made now, around technology investments, partnerships, and customer education, could determine whether a bank remains competitive in a world increasingly defined by digital currency frameworks.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investments
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Climb the fortress trail to San Giovanni—a crumbling hilltop citadel that once guarded the city from Ottoman sieges—where the vistas stretch like a myth across fjord-like waters.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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So in the worst sieges in Syria, people could smuggle themselves in and out.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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The crux will be whether Taiwan can operate, reconstitute, and adapt these weapons systems under actual fire, when blockades, cyberattacks, and massed PLA strikes stress every node of the island’s defense network.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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In response, local tourism companies clashed, generating blockades and halting services that marooned global travelers in Aguas Calientes, the remote gateway town where buses snake through the Andes toward the 15th-century Inca citadel.—
Mark Johanson,
Outside,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Tron film franchise has always been challenged, resulting in terms of long gaps between installments.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Oct. 2025
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Bray’s buyout is a bit less than $4 million, but it will be paid out over installments for the next two years and would be reduced by the salary of Bray’s next coaching job, per the contract.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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But, even if the tech works, legal authority lags as only certain installations can lawfully take down drones.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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The launch of Quantum System Two follows the deployment last year of our first European quantum data center with multiple installations of our best quantum computers in Germany.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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This includes initiations of Nike , Cisco Systems , and Boeing, while exiting Coterra Energy altogether.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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There were no first communions or baptisms.—
Rachel Linden,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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In Ireland’s largest diocese of Dublin, nearly twice as many adults were baptized this Easter as a year earlier, many of them young adults who were new to the country, church leaders said, while London’s Archdiocese of Westminster had the largest number of adult baptisms this Easter since 2018.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Investments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investments. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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