sterling
Example Sentences
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USC still turned the sterling field position into points.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Former Census Bureau senior executive Amy O'Hara called the paper an abuse of the agency's "sterling reputation for high-quality analysis."
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Within a month, all his personal credit cards were maxed out and he owed friends and other lenders—who had approved him when he had a sterling credit history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
There was a specific issue Farage was concerned about - speculation that the Bank of England would push ahead with a limit on holdings of potential sterling stablecoins of between £10,000 and £20,000.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The stranger did not share his amusement. "—my former apprentice, Widge, in consideration of which I have accepted the amount of ten pounds sterling."
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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