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In that context, it is notable that Bessent has in the past talked about a big potential new source of demand for Treasury bills: stablecoins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Soccer is the most popular sport in Sudan, so it’s no surprise he knows how to kick a ball with his big leg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
“This issue has become big, really big, and it’s going to become bigger.”
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Lind Furniture has been in business for almost 60 years in the Canadian province of Ontario, selling leather furniture to big store clients like Sears and Costco over the years.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Rue is short and thick, with a dark brown complexion and big, expressive eyes.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
While El Niño’s anticipated effects don’t always materialize, on the coast “we tend to get stronger storms offshore, which mean that we get bigger waves reaching our coastline,” Smith said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Goldman strategists led by Ben Snider say “shared favorites,” since 2013, have delivered an annual return of 17%, though they tend to be both volatile and trade at bigger price-to-earnings premium.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Even if he secures it, the bigger issue is whether the players will buy in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The man who somehow got out to a Marnus Labuschagne bouncer in Sydney tamely holed out for 25 on Friday morning when there was an opportunity for a much bigger contribution.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Now, just planting his feet on the ground, Danny’s world felt bigger.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
AI testing and development platform Hugging Face was the biggest source of leaked AWS keys, Truffle said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
That delicate structure is offering astronomers a new way to investigate one of the universe's biggest mysteries.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Off the global success of BTS, Hybe evolved from a mid-sized label into one of the biggest music and entertainment players in South Korea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
"The biggest message to John Swinney and everybody who's taking part in this is that we need some co-ordination that's not political. We're needing a plan."
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The biggest, most dangerous thing I’ve ever done.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
I've suddenly got the fear we've bigged this up too much.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2024
"We bigged him up before kick off for his technical abilities, and he has just shown them again here. This guy is an outstanding player."
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023
“This agreement has been bigged up as something that will be a solution to the world’s food shortage, and it is just not,” said Tracey Allen, an agricultural commodities strategist at JPMorgan Chase.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
This album has been bigged up by professional critics over the age of 50, but they are all closet fans.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 24, 2020
He has bigged a bower beside the thorn, He has fenced it up wi' stane, And there within the Elmond wood, They twa has dwelt their lane.
From Ballad Book by Katherine Lee Bates
The coach of Ireland bigging up an Ireland wing?
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
The talk of their golden generation is about as misplaced as the chat about them bigging themselves up.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025
Another massive performance and others aside from Sinfield might be bigging him up.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
GP I really don’t want it to sound like I’m bigging myself up.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2021
"Hanged or drowned, here or awa, dead or alive, I mind the bigging o't."
From The Antiquary — Volume 01 by Sir Walter Scott
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