engineered

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In his televised interview, the Treasury secretary, without being prompted, spoke favorably of an episode in early 1997 when former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan engineered “one tap-on-the-brakes rate hike” that didn’t slow the economic expansion.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

A similar incident occurred at Euro 2004 for the top two places, and to this day many Italians believe that Sweden and Denmark engineered the result.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Greenspan's Fed lowered the benchmark interest rate three times, and it engineered a massive bailout for LTCM.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

Microsoft has been the world’s largest buyer of carbon removals by far, purchasing some 37 million credits, or 75% of engineered removals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Its rulers rebuilt Monks Mound, but the poorly engineered patch promptly sagged.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann