tenor
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After Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Wednesday the Treasury would be doubling its buybacks of government bonds in the 10-30 year tenor, the gold price ripped 3% to the $4,550 an ounce level.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
A lot of this debt is in longer duration assets that may compete with government paper of a similar tenor, say analysts.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Italian tenor will take to the Principality Stadium, in Cardiff, for the inaugural Land of Song Festival.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
With his rapid-fire mandolin playing and tenor wail, Buzz Busby delighted crowds in the honky-tonks of Washington, D.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
His voice changed suddenly from tenor to bass on the high note in “song.”
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Moreover, JGBs will probably be supported by the BOJ’s scheduled outright purchases of four sectors of the JGB market, including sovereign debt with tenors of more than 5 years and up to 10 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
The issuance in both currencies was distributed across multiple tenors but was most notable for the offer of GBP bonds with 100-year maturity.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
These will include sovereign securities with tenors of more than five years and up to 10 years, and those with tenors of more than 25 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
The sovereign securities include those with tenors of more than five years and up to 10 years, and those with tenors of more than 10 years and up to 25 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
He was a veteran of a hundred rangings by now, and the endless dark wilderness that the southron called the haunted forest had no more tenors for him.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing tenor
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Music - Introductory
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