securities

plural of security

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of securities As interest rates increased, the value of those securities declined while deposit pressures increased. — Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Anthropic released a 335-page securities filing Monday morning, offering a first-of-its-kind window into how the leading AI company is managing its explosive growth, massive risks and bottom line. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026 In 2018, Shkreli was convicted of securities fraud and conspiracy, and the Department of Justice sold the record to help pay his reparations. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 The buyer was revealed to be hedge fund and pharma dirtbag Martin Shkreli, who infamously raised the price of an antiparasitic drug by 5,000% overnight and later went to prison for securities fraud. — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 And a securities filing Wednesday makes clear that such an event could be coming, and that the scale of the fund-raising in the coming years may be more than some investors initially thought. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 The interest earned from the securities backing stablecoins is at the center of the fight between banks and crypto companies. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Their $118 million operation bilked local investors, including the retirement fund of a Long Island fire department whose members thought its cash was being held in mutual funds and securities. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026 Talarico has attacked Paxton for being indicted for securities fraud and for being impeached in 2023 by the Texas House of Representatives, among other scandals. — Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for securities
Noun
  • But these safeguards represent a substantial, continuing investment in protecting guests.
    — Dennis Speigel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • That led to working with the supervisors and the county chief executive, who, Hsieh said, wanted to ensure there were certain safeguards.
    — Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • More than four years later, peace negotiations are deadlocked over territory, security guarantees and the terms of a lasting ceasefire.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Ukraine believes security guarantees backed by Western allies are essential to any future settlement, ideally in the form of NATO membership — an option Vladimir Putin has rejected.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Russia's Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 1,214 Ukrainian drones overnight in one of the largest drone attacks launched by Kyiv.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike the gangs Bukele confronted in El Salvador, Haiti’s criminal groups have developed extensive defenses, access to increasingly sophisticated weapons and have shown the ability to quickly replenish their ranks.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The state of Kansas, Olathe and Wyandotte County have all made pledges to help support the development that will bring the Kansas City Chiefs across the state line in 2031.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Burnham has also made pledges about reducing, and even eradicating, homelessness, improving care for the elderly and meeting NATO targets on defense spending.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Blasting local officials for failing to protect synagogues and classrooms, Terrell is marching federal prosecutors and the FBI into cities like New York and Detroit to confront rising hate crimes and enforce civil rights protections.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The players want optionality, as well as sufficient insurance, travel arrangements, tickets for family and other protections.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Relations and exchange programs between Russia and North Korea have been flourishing in recent years, with North Korea supplying ammunitions and troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • At least 37 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a Russian drone attack on an ammunitions warehouse triggered a large fire and multiple explosions that lasted for hours in a residential area near Kyiv.
    — Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • However, replenishing those weapons at sea remains a significant logistical challenge.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Trump, meanwhile, said that the war with Iran would end on his terms, while insisting that Tehran must be prevented from acquiring nuclear weapons.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Dozens of armored cops were still standing guard, shields raised, after a night when 500 people were taken into custody in the French capital alone.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Swarms of police officers descended from helicopters and beat them with billy clubs and metal shields.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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“Securities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/securities. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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