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yielding

[yeel-ding] / ˈyil dɪŋ /




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“Also, the controlling family members of Brown-Forman may have reservations about yielding total control of the company.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Dividend appreciation ETFs, like Vanguard’s, often include low-yielding tech firms, with the fund yielding 1.6% versus S&P 500’s 1.2%.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Dell and HPE are also dividend payers, yielding 1.4% and 2.3%, respectively.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The producer-price index rose 0.7% in February, versus 0.5% in January, yielding a 12-month PPI inflation rate of 3.4%, the highest in a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Cereal crops have the virtues of being fast growing, high in carbohydrates, and yielding up to a ton of edible food per hectare cultivated.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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