investments

plural of investment
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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 Yet at an event on Thursday, Huang displayed unwavering confidence, projecting that Nvidia's chip sales will double next year as nations and corporations continue scaling up AI investments. CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026 Instead, diaspora professionals and entrepreneurs should play a more direct role in originating companies, structuring investments, building supply chains, and developing infrastructure. Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Whatever investments Putin has made certainly seem to be paying off, though. Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 The projects are part of the draft Placer-Sacramento Gateway Plan, which is now open for public review as regional officials ask residents and commuters to weigh in on future transportation investments. Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Paramount contends that the foreign investments do not pose national security, law enforcement, foreign policy or trade policy concerns. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 Despite ongoing investments in survey channels, a Quantum Metric benchmark study shows that 50 percent of consumers haven’t offered direct feedback in the past six months, feeling their input makes no difference. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 His wealth also includes investments in aerospace company Blue Origin and other ventures. Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 Organizers pledge investments with high returns, but the money is usually not invested as promised, the SEC says. Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • These groups saw the sieges as proof that the federal government was hunting gun owners and religious dissenters.
    Art Jipson, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Which is why many Americans have begun to tire of the sieges in their communities.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • Roosevelt took his first oath of office on March 4, 1933, but his subsequent inaugurations took place on January 20.
    Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Fireworks herald the World Cup, the Olympics, inaugurations, weddings, railroad openings, royal matrimony, saints, the Saints, the spring equinox, eclipses, the New Year, the Day of the Dead, the beginning of summer, the end of it.
    Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Nearly 30 years later, more than 1,100 were arrested at Fairy Creek, where blockades won temporary protections now set to expire at the end of this month.
    Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Conflict in the Middle East has created a major bottleneck in global shipping this year thanks to blockades and fighting in and around the critical Strait of Hormuz, a waterway south of Iran.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • Van Dijk and her fellow travelers even brought their own swag to give out and said inaugurals feel like a bonding experience for everyone on the flight.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • Before his 2001-10 stay on 24, Charters shot 57 episodes of the NBC drama The Pretender during its 1997-2000 run and 19 installments of the second season of the WB-UPN sci-fi series Roswell in 2000-01.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Consumers are paying for daily necessities in four installments.
    Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
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  • Built with significant financial backing from the European Commission, the site consolidates four distinct technical installations into a single industrial processing line.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The device is rated for up to four years on a replaceable battery, with USB-C power available for permanent installations.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Plus, quiet periods are ending for banks that worked on last month’s blockbuster IPO, so we’re met with a flood of analyst initiations.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Among these are baptisms, including ceremonies in which current members are baptized on behalf of their deceased, non-Mormon ancestors.
    Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Guisanderas were freelance cooks who prepared meals for people in their homes and catered for big events like baptisms and weddings.
    Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

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