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[eg] / ɛg /


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If you want the best shot at a big retirement nest egg by 65, own a handful of good quality, well-diversified stock and bond funds.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

The egg producer posted a loss of $58.6 million in its fiscal first quarter, compared with a profit of $199.3 million a year ago, as net sales fell 42% to $539.6 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Cal-Maine stock falls after the egg producer’s quarterly sales drop 42% on significantly lower egg prices.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

I frosted the cake with a Swiss meringue buttercream that required bringing egg whites and sugar together over a pot of simmering water and then whisking it into stiff peaks.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

The more rotten an egg gets, the lighter it gets, until it doesn’t seem to weigh anything at all.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

Capital controls bottle up household nest eggs within the country’s borders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Jackie laid new eggs that hatched over Easter weekend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

For a variety of reasons, Americans who spend decades building nest eggs are reluctant to spend them down in retirement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Its eggs contain an unusual structural lid that has not previously been documented in any stick insect or its closest relatives.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The smell of pancakes and eggs wafted through Buzz Smith’s campsite.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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