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deposit

[dih-poz-it] / dɪˈpɒz ɪt /




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Allianz expects the European Central Bank to stay on hold with the deposit rate at 2.25%, a level around neutral, after having already delivered one insurance hike in June.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Customers for Peak who have out down a deposit include independent power providers Jupiter Power, Energy Vault and RWE Americas, who are connecting utilities, and increasingly data centers, with batteries.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Tim and Natalie Harris from Swansea had booked a holiday to Dubai with their two teenage daughters this summer, but when the Iran war broke out they cancelled and lost their deposit.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

The cave examined in this study had previously been identified by Juan Almonte Milan, curator of paleobiology at the Dominican Republic's Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, as an exceptionally rich fossil deposit.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

Their analysis revealed that, following each visit to the Soviet embassy, Ames had made a large cash deposit into one of his accounts.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

They are made from cheap and abundant sodium ash deposits.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Bank of America’s own data, based on customer deposits, points to better jobs-market growth than either the Bureau of Labor Statistics or payrolls processor ADP is reporting.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

The cave preserved multiple fossil layers separated by carbonate deposits that formed during ancient rainy periods.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

For Kinshasa, the historical data could help identify new deposits and attract investment as demand surges for materials used in weapons, mobile phones and electric cars.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Ambrose deposits the key inside his coat and calls over his shoulder, “The transporter’s had some irregular outcomes in the past few weeks.”

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott

Babies born between 2025 and 2028 will get $1,000 deposited into their accounts by the government.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

At the same time, generations of owls continually deposited bones throughout the cave, providing countless hollow tooth sockets that solitary bees could use.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

Gugnin then allegedly used a crypto exchange to convert the virtual currency into dollars, which were deposited in his company’s account at a New York bank.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

Valdez deposited Pinky at a warehouse belonging to the site’s owner, showing him the Facebook posts of Pinky’s removal.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

She tied the wood into a bundle with vines and deposited it by the trail.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

And while physical branches may be closed on Monday, you can always visit an ATM or use your banking app for transactions like sending or receiving payments, depositing checks or withdrawing cash.

From MarketWatch Feb. 13, 2026

And in 2024, it skipped depositing a few more contributions.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 19, 2025

By depositing them directly on solid surfaces, the Auburn team has overcome these barriers, proposing a family of materials structures that could move from theoretical models to real-world devices.

From Science Daily Oct. 16, 2025

A construction loader drove back and forth on the sidewalk, scooping up tents and depositing them in a trash truck.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2025

“Here,” said Mia, depositing a steel toolbox at Pearl’s feet.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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