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security

[si-kyoor-i-tee] / sɪˈkjʊər ɪ ti /




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As workloads mount and job security ebbs, employees are logging in on Sundays to tackle unfinished tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Two other minors were later detained in connection with the arrest, the internal security agency said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Days later, Egypt's border agency announced that it and the military had begun a sweeping security campaign along the border to foil illegal migration, drug smuggling and illegal mining.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

High school sports programs are filled with dozens of volunteers — manning the snack bar, taking tickets, helping provide security, cleaning floors, carrying equipment and taking statistics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Policeman, I suppose. There’s loads of security here.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Instead of using binary prediction-market contracts, the ETF will invest in leaps, or long-term equity anticipation securities.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

Treasury securities and high-quality bonds can also play a role.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Nvidia also changed its cash-flow presentation last quarter to fully separate debt securities from equity securities in the section on investing activities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

There are limits set on how many stocks and what the volume is, but it is the first step toward tokenizing securities, so that it should happen so quickly, it is very exciting to me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

What sounded to most investors like a trivial piece of information was to Eisman the big news: Merrill Lynch owned a meaningful amount of subprime mortgage securities.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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