sterling
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In midday European trade, sterling rose 0.5% to $1.3616 and the euro fell 0.1% to 0.8641 pounds after Starmer’s comments.
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
The deal consideration is 3.4 billion in cash and $10.2 billion in Shell shares, considering Shell’s closing price on that day and the exchange rate of British sterling to Canadian dollars.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
The longtime music director of the San Francisco Symphony, who died Wednesday at age 81, was a sterling advocate of the nation’s repertoire throughout his half-century career.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
He was a man of business, and I suspected he would not like losing the ten pounds sterling he had invested in me.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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