spread
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This year, the fund added some redemption options to attract investors to arbitrage this spread, according to Ciampaglia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Shell and other oil majors are seeing "an unprecedented widening of the refining spread", said Kathleen Brooks, research director at trading group XTB.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Ground stations spread across more than 20 countries fire lasers at the satellites and precisely measure the returning signals.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
It has been a good performer, but having an average maturity that is so much longer than its duration increases what investors call spread risk.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
You approach, stepping around people your age spread out on blankets or sitting on the grass.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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This means a fund with a low duration but much higher average maturity will face price declines if and when interest-rate spreads widen.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Ebola virus spreads through contact with infected bodily fluids such as blood or vomit.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Hayley Lugos said that she’s happy to see the video go viral, noting that she hopes it spreads a message that racism will not be tolerated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Mounting French fiscal concerns have sent French bond-yield spreads surging, drawing demand for the Swiss franc due to Switzerland’s low debt and interest-rate levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Cold polish spreads out across the nail bed of my big toe.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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He contends that when hotels circulate synthetic fragrances through scent dispersion machines, they may be spreading toxic chemicals, potentially causing respiratory problems, headaches, skin irritation and gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and cognitive problems among vulnerable guests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Shiloh rejected suggestions she was spreading harmful misinformation, describing herself as a human rights advocate.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The finding suggests that even at cosmic dawn, galaxies were already manufacturing heavy elements and spreading them into their surroundings.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Energy inflation is spreading only slowly to core prices and has yet to push headline inflation to an uncomfortable level for the central bank, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
I stash my hidden straws inside and roll up my mattress, spreading a blanket over the top.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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