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[struhk-cher] / ˈstrʌk tʃər /




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Under the proposed ownership structure, Ford will own 66% of the new entity and Geely 34%.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Also, the rest of the term structure is sloping upwards, and the futures are trading at a premium to VIX.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Airbus unveiled at Farnborough its "wing of tomorrow" -- a longer, lighter and folding wing structure designed to reduce fuel consumption by up to 30 percent.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Dave Penman, general secretary of the FDA union which represents senior civil servants, welcomed the changes to the structure of government but cautioned that relocation was a big decision for staff.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

While it was wonderfully satisfying to see a sturdy structure arise from the ashes, literally, what had lifted my spirits most was seeing all the Vida folks come out.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

In addition to the anti-ball playing ordinance, the neighbors were accused of violating an ordinance prohibiting structures on sidewalks or grassy strips next to curbs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Union officials, however, remain hard-wired into the governance structures of ISFs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Other structures found on the 40-acre spread include a heated workshop, a car shop, and three water wells.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Much like a person's left and right hands mirror one another but cannot be perfectly superimposed, many biological structures have a preferred orientation.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

We assume that a large brain, the use of tools, superior learning abilities and complex social structures are huge advantages.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Three years ago, the FDA placed restrictions on 14 peptides over safety risks, meaning they now fall somewhere between the unregulated world of supplements and the highly structured process of testing new drugs.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

In one sense, structured securities transform lower-rated debt into higher-rated debt.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

“What was the relationship between personal fear of oldness and the ways in which oldness was structured in society?” she asks.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The team plan to run workshops and structured interviews with at least 45 anglers to pick their brains about the local ecology and size of sharks caught in the past.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

The surest way to attract structured finance business was to accept the assumptions of the structured finance industry.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Prosecutors charged Thola-Duran with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, to receive and transport stolen property interstate, and to commit money laundering, and structuring transactions to avoid federal financial reporting requirements.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

But the proposals from Fertitta and Icahn Enterprises both involve structuring the deal in a way that would allow the company to be split up without Vici’s consent, those people said.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 11, 2026

"It enables rapid structuring of hydrogels in the sub-micrometer range," she says.

From Science Daily Mar. 3, 2026

He was asked by liana Bouzali, Morgan Stanley’s global head of derivatives, distribution and structuring, how he would construct a hedge-fund portfolio from scratch today.

From MarketWatch Feb. 28, 2026

PIH staff has begun to focus on methods of structuring aid and loans so that in the future the sick and indigent will be the primary beneficiaries.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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