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[dol-er] / ˈdɒl ər /


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The decision, effective Nov. 15, aims to stabilize the yuan by tightening dollar liquidity in domestic markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

While rising yields, wider credit spreads and a firmer dollar have tightened broader financial conditions, they have yet to derail the expansion.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Under the plan, the city’s retail sales tax would increase from 10.25 cents per dollar spent to 10.75 cents per dollar spent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The hack also involved some US-linked assets, such as stablecoins Tether and Circle – cryptocurrencies pegged to the dollar.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

And I’m betting you’re on your last dollar.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen

Through savings and selling the more valuable items, he estimates his finds are worth "tens of thousands of dollars a year".

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

It can cause people to keep working into their 60s and 70s, even though they have millions of dollars in their retirement accounts.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

As for the Venezuela deal, that country’s oil industry is in such a shambles that bringing it back to its peak output will take years and billions of investment dollars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Aged 29, Bushby said he walked out of Punta Arenas, Chile, with a few hundred dollars in his pocket and turned north for home.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

She didn’t have five dollars, but she gave him a glass of cool water.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney


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