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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 firms are vying not just for investors and funds, but for the best private market athletes to manage and oversee investments.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Most investors in African startups focus on making equity investments, banking on a model that demands years-long patience with expectations for multifold returns should their portfolio companies become successful.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Financial experts often recommend keeping long-term investments diversified rather than concentrated in a single stock.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
To do so, aside from making investments and adding positions, Barnes proposed repurposing many positions at all levels.
—Dennis Valera, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Other job losses were in financial activities (real estate, insurance, investments), with 2,300 jobs lost; trade, transportation and utilities (mostly retail), down 1,400; and information (telecommunications, newspapers, publishing industry), down by 900.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Different types of investments involve degrees of risk.
—Heather L. Locus, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
But for local governments, those projects can be relatively quick, effective and, crucially, inexpensive alternatives to large-scale transit investments.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Vietnam, a rising manufacturing powerhouse, has seen a surge in Chinese investments in recent years as manufactures move supply chains out of China to take advantage of lower labor costs and hedge against US levies.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Most investors in African startups focus on making equity investments, banking on a model that demands years-long patience with expectations for multifold returns should their portfolio companies become successful.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Financial experts often recommend keeping long-term investments diversified rather than concentrated in a single stock.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
To do so, aside from making investments and adding positions, Barnes proposed repurposing many positions at all levels.
—Dennis Valera, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Other job losses were in financial activities (real estate, insurance, investments), with 2,300 jobs lost; trade, transportation and utilities (mostly retail), down 1,400; and information (telecommunications, newspapers, publishing industry), down by 900.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Different types of investments involve degrees of risk.
—Heather L. Locus, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
But for local governments, those projects can be relatively quick, effective and, crucially, inexpensive alternatives to large-scale transit investments.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Vietnam, a rising manufacturing powerhouse, has seen a surge in Chinese investments in recent years as manufactures move supply chains out of China to take advantage of lower labor costs and hedge against US levies.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investments
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Surovstev’s birthplace, present-day Mariupol, Ukraine, has endured some of the most devastating strikes and sieges from Russia during the war.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
17 Nov. 2025
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Britain ultimately lost not only because of Washington’s extraordinary tenacity in the war’s several mainland theaters, but also because the king’s men had to stage long sieges, wage desperate naval battles, and take mounting casualties on too many other fronts spread too far apart.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The swearing-in ceremony, expected to draw more than 1,000 people, will be held at the Milander Center, a venue not typically used for mayoral inaugurations.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Trump has said the ballroom will be big enough for future presidential inaugurations to be held there.—
Darlene Superville,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Buses, taxis, private vehicles, bikes, delivery trucks, street vendors, and pedestrians, jockey around terrorism blockades, trees, sewers, garbage storage, and sidewalks — all competing for space.—
Amy Chester,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2026
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In recent years Beijing has ramped up its military intimidation of Taiwan, including by simulating blockades.—
Steven Jiang,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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Hynde and Pretenders guitarist James Walbourne circulated Standing in the Doorway as nine revelatory installments of a Dylan Lockdown Series, and for her, too, the adventure originated in Rough and Rowdy Ways.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Episode 8 of the latest Disney+ MCU series felt a lot more like a traditional comic book show than the previous seven installments after Simon lost control of his powers and destroyed the set of the fake Wonder Man movie-within-the-show.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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The grants will fund art installations, pop-up performance and other projects that activate the public spaces around downtown Palo Alto and California Avenue, as well as the Cubberley Community Center.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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During the attacks, Baloch insurgents targeted civilians, a high-security prison, police stations and paramilitary installations.—
Abdul Sattar,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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But some like the Kimbell’s have eyes and other piercings cut into them and used likely as part of initiations or the end of a ritual.—
James Russell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Nov. 2025
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The online ticket platform advanced about 5% after bullish initiations of research coverage at several Wall Street following its September 17 initial public offering.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Her house by the water had been where family and friends gathered to celebrate baptisms and weddings.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2026
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King’s has done 250 baptisms in eight years.—
Tara Palmeri,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Investments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investments. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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