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Analysts estimate the total at an additional $500 billion to $600 billion on top of the estimated $1.5 trillion U.S. private-credit market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Given the relative novelty of publicly-accessible generative AI platforms, the total body of research studies investigating their effect on children’s cognitive development is fairly small.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
McCullum said he is in "total agreement" with Root and that he wants his white-ball side to be the "fittest, strongest, most dynamic, most robust cricket team in the world".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
In August, the total number of homes for sale hit a nearly seven-year high, NAR said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Reuben was a total assault on her senses.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
CPL shared the post on Instagram, where other patrons began volunteering their totals in the comments — a spontaneous little leaderboard for people whose competitive edge expresses itself through returning DVDs on time.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
The Middle East oil companies are also moving more oil to the Red Sea through pipelines, further expanding their export totals.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
According to the Met Office, there is also a small chance of considerably higher totals, particularly over east-facing higher ground, where more than 75mm could fall within 12 hours.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The totals are not definitive and could yet rise.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Their names stayed on the board with their totals.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Core inflation totaled 2.4%, above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
In the second quarter, hardship withdrawals totaled 3%, which is an increase from 2.6% a year ago, Fidelity said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
At the one-year mark of the restrictions, a Wine Institute report said U.S. wine exports totaled $805 million in 2025, down 35% from 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
US energy exports to Canada totaled $26 billion last year.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
It was a doe, so no antlers, but she was big, and she would have totaled the car, rolling right up the windshield and into us.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
The document release totalled more than 1,500 pages.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Following the crash, Thomas said it was when he was able to stand up he saw both cars had been "totalled," although neither driver was seriously harmed.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
In contrast, Canadian-resident return trips from overseas countries by air totalled 1.5 million in March, up 4.9% on-year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
The missile business for U.S. prime contractors totalled about $30 billion in 2025, per Lockheed Martin.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
On going through the expenses of the day's proceedings I found that they totalled £11, having had to pay the delegates' rail fare, cost of room, tea and printing.
From From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography by George Edwards M.P. O.B.E.
Through acquisitions of other tech firms, the company has assembled a portfolio of 17 owned properties totaling more than 2.2 million square feet, according to CoStar data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
His state financial disclosure for 2001 listed assets totaling no more than $170,000, a ProPublica and Tribune analysis found.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
When the SEC announced its own penalties for colleges that bring back professional players, they included a half-season suspension for a head coach and a fine totaling 50% of the athletic department’s operating budget.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Meta would pay in 10 annual installments totaling about $11.7 billion, with a further $5 billion payable only if rival platforms sign comparable agreements -- a maximum of $16.7 billion.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Because their system of counting was based on the number 20, the Mayans naturally divided their year into 18 months of 20 days each, totaling 360 days.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
More than 60% — totalling an estimated 3,633 homeless people — live within a mile of downtown venues and face possible expulsion, the report said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Before the war, trade between Kuwait and Iran was robust, totalling roughly $300 million in 2024, according to Kuwaiti media citing the two countries' joint chamber of commerce.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
In December, the IDAE, Spain's Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy, awarded €827m in EU funds to 133 energy storage projects totalling 2,400MW.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
A socio-economic taskforce set up four years ago put forward regeneration proposals totalling £70m - and some money has been forthcoming.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
On June 1 and 2 also, there were heavy rains totalling 2.26 inches.
From Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog by Henry S. Fitch
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