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asset

[as-et] / ˈæs ɛt /


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Blue Owl now has a dedicated asset-backed finance strategy after buying alternative asset manager Atalaya in late 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

The calmness previously viewed as an asset became a negative.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Some might try to evade asset taxes by hiding their money in anonymous assets like cash and gold.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

The precious metal has been a seductive asset throughout history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The ukulele was a social asset second only to the traps and saxophone.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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