greenback
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It isn’t unheard of for the greenback to run in the green during U.S. interventions abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
But last year’s performance for the greenback, the worst in a decade, should remind investors that dollar dominance is no longer guaranteed.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
A stronger greenback makes precious metals more expensive as they’re priced in U.S. dollars.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
But economists often compare the size of economies using present-day dollars because the greenback is the currency of international trade and a measure of actual buying power globally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
I wouldn’t do it even if Anatole paid me in greenback American dollars.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing greenback
Chapter 17: The Civil War
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Chapter 4, Sections 1–4
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