sterling
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Against a stronger dollar, sterling fell 0.1% to $1.3525.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
U.K. government-bond yields fell and sterling rose after Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to remain in his post despite Labour Party losses.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
He wasn’t going to further stain his sterling 42-13 close-out record.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
He said the strength of sterling showed that this issue was not about the UK.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
However, she assumed that any country with so sterling a reputation must be equipped with mountains somewhere; the rest of the necessary information she knew she could easily find in an encyclopedia.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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