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swap

[swop] / swɒp /


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Immigrants and U.S.-born Latinos were detained on the street, at work sites, swap meets and parking lots of Home Depot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Other nations, increasingly wary of these inflationary policies, opted to swap their dollars for gold.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

In some cases — such as at this time last year — the index committee decides not to swap in any new members.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Traders in the overnight-index swap market now anticipate a single quarter-point Bank of Canada rate increase by end of the 2026, as opposed to at least two rate increases that were priced in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“If I bought a credit default swap, my downside was defined and certain, and the upside was many multiples of it.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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