invested

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Our research shows that companies with more cheap stock options invested less in capital expenditures and research and development after going public.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

The Department of Health said it invested around £12m in suicide prevention each year.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

While some have invested directly, others have obtained stakes through so-called special-purpose vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The concept of “underownership” generally refers to the idea that funds aren’t as invested in a particular stock on a relative basis.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Everyone knows this is the eve of assault: Those on watch say that they have seen great caravans of refugees fleeing from the invested town with carts piled high and wagons full of effects.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson