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[in-vest] / ɪnˈvɛst /




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Not surprisingly, the majority of these investors are venture-capital firms that invest in tech startups.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

BFA Global Investors is an investment manager set up in 2019 to help family offices and other clients in Australia and Asia invest in U.S. private companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Frasers said the offer would allow it to continue to invest in Hugo Boss and expressed its support for the company's current leadership team.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

If I was going to invest precious hours into turning him inside out I would have to overcome the fact that I was—again—light on motive, seriously so.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin




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