savings account

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Recent Examples of savings account In a high-interest-rate environment, high-yield savings accounts and short-duration T-bill ladders are paying 4.5% to 5%, making the cost of holding liquidity relatively low. Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 The standard advice is to have three to six months’ worth of essential living expenses in a liquid, high-yield savings account. Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 20 May 2026 President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have pushed for different policy ideas, such as sending direct payments to households for health expenses or depositing money in households’ health savings accounts. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 19 May 2026 Emergency savings accounts were developed as a solution for smoothing over rough patches in household budgets, from the major ones Miller mentioned, to the more routine. Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for savings account
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Noun
  • Aviation experts said a revival would come with substantial challenges, as Spirit left behind billions in debt and its assets are being liquidated.
    Bri Buckley, CBS News, 5 June 2026
  • Richard Kaye, portfolio manager at Comgest, said SoftBank's assets still comfortably cover its debt obligations and that the company's loan-to-value ratio remains below 25%.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Cariif was pronounced dead at the scene, and an autopsy showed he was shot once in the chest.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
  • All his body weight is on my chest.
    Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026

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“Savings account.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savings%20account. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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