fixed
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Advisers say fixed income still has a place in a diversified portfolio, despite a global bond market rout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Rents for low-income tenants receiving government housing assistance, for instance, are often set as a fixed percentage of their income, making it hard for them to get ahead as their pay rises.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
If inflation is high, then the purchasing power of fixed payments is diluted.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
That payment, the suit argues, was fixed compensation for her producing services — not a settlement, release or buyout, with no writing calling it full and final.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
“This entire section lost power today. It won’t be fixed until next week sometime. No one is watching us.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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"Sonnet 116"
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