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invest

[in-vest] / ɪnˈvɛst /




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These funds usually invest in late-stage private companies and pre-IPO rounds.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

He and his wife had some money to invest, but the decisive moment came when his friend Bill Murray—yes, that Bill Murray—agreed to split the cost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"I'm going to invest in AirTags because he needs them all over him, obviously, so I need to know where he is at all times," she joked.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

That marks the reversal of a 15-year period when company buybacks and mergers-and-acquisitions activity whittled down the actual number of shares out there to invest, giving stocks fuel to keep rising, said McElligott.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Right up until the middle of 2007, Eisman had not suspected that the firms were so foolish as to invest in their own creations.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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