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conversion

[kuhn-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / kənˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /


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It contains provisions, external that could see a two-year jail sentence imposed on people who conduct conversion practices.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

The bonds can be converted into about 26.37 million shares, with an initial conversion price of HK$892.50 a share, representing a premium of 12.6% over Friday’s closing price.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

He only had eight fewer shots but his conversion rate of 13.2% was inferior to Watkins' of 19.1%.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Mr. Rasmussen makes Douglass’s conversion vivid and persuasive; Mr. Rebeiro exposes its jurisprudential machinery with impressive precision, even when that machinery clanks a little.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

He took off running around the right side and crossed the goal line, untouched, for a two-point conversion.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

Centennial’s defense was top notch all night, only allowing two third-down conversions.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

Your CFP and/or a tax accountant should model your Roth conversions during those projected lower-income years, and whether it makes sense to take Social Security at 68, or wait until 70.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Because Roth IRA conversions reduce the balance in the owner’s traditional IRAs, there are fewer taxable IRA funds available for withdrawal to pay expenses that are deductible.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

It’s a calculation that should be made with a CFP, but my gut tells me that the window for Roth conversions has narrowed, meaning very piecemeal conversions.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

The engineers specified any conversions to be applied to the raw data—converting, for example, miles per hour to feet per second—and supplied Katherine with the equations to be used to analyze the converted data.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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