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trillion

[tril-yuhn] / ˈtrɪl jən /


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The company’s second-quarter operating profit of 990.5 billion yen edged ahead of analyst expectations for 986 billion yen, as revenue of 13.44 trillion yen compared to expectations of 13.35 trillion yen.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Operating profit climbed 34% to ¥1.128 trillion thanks to a weaker yen and cost reduction despite disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Both companies have market caps well above $1 trillion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Its quarterly revenue, by contrast, jumped 8.6 percent year-on-year to 13.4 trillion yen, thanks to an increase in unit sales in Japan and Europe and stabilisation in North America, despite tariffs imposed by Washington.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Mick is standing on the concrete porch with his arms crossed and no shirt on, to show off his trillion nasty tattoos.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

With trillions of dollars riding on the artificial-intelligence trade, investors, traders and even tech executives are hunting for high-stakes protection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Skeptics say increased competition, the weight of the trillions of dollars being invested in the technology and a lack of revenues could eventually implode the industry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The shark has also been celebrated for its unexpected boost to the local economy, with Busan Mayor Chun Jae-soo thanking it for generating publicity he said would otherwise have cost "trillions".

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

The paper reports $9bn of credit default swaps are being traded a week, triggered by the wave of borrowing to finance trillions of dollars of AI infrastructure spending.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

There was this internal scream happening, a pull in every one of the tens of trillions of cells that had woven together to make me.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin


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