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

He can spend the money being invested however he likes.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Amazon has invested $33 billion so far in the two, a spokeswoman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

If that amount was invested in an index fund that grows by an average of 8%, in five years they would have nearly $400 in pretax funds that they would not have otherwise had.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Having inherited a fortune in 1875, he invested unwisely in silver and lost everything.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson