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accrue

[uh-kroo] / əˈkru /


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Despite the fact that interest is now accruing on the delayed refund at a 7% rate, the situation is creating some financial pain for me and my three siblings.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the Morgan Stanley analysts note that September data showed relatively few BDC software loans that weren’t accruing interest.

From Barron's

“We believe some of the AI fears are overstated with value ultimately accruing to software, though incumbents must remain nimble and reinvent themselves with the latest AI,” the analyst wrote.

From Barron's

It’s true that in the absence of independent, trusted sources of information, power accrues without accountability.

From The Wall Street Journal

Though the U.S. has held on to some of its tokens for more than a decade, previous administrations’ policy was to sell off those tokens over time rather than accrue them.

From Barron's