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as in siege
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies
the investment of Cuba was one of the decisive moments in the Cuban Missile Crisis
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as in inaugural
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
the investment of a new diocesan bishop is typically a grand and solemn occasion
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Recent Examples of investment
Those working to transform the building say investments to date have kept the building habitable, but deeper renovation work has run into funding difficulties.
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Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2025
This investment strategy involves purchasing a range of shorter-term Treasuries with staggered maturity dates, providing a steady income stream while managing interest rate risk, Caswell said.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2025
District 5 and Fort Worth need infrastructure investment.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said the tariffs would deal a blow to Japan's economy and chill Japanese companies' investment in the U.S. and that the two sides should seek a settlement that would benefit both.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
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Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2025
This investment strategy involves purchasing a range of shorter-term Treasuries with staggered maturity dates, providing a steady income stream while managing interest rate risk, Caswell said.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2025
District 5 and Fort Worth need infrastructure investment.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said the tariffs would deal a blow to Japan's economy and chill Japanese companies' investment in the U.S. and that the two sides should seek a settlement that would benefit both.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for investment
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This brings me back to the siege of Jackson, which happens at the same time as Abby’s smug speechifying and Joel-torturing up at the lodge.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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The next day, the FBI dug up the rear axle of that truck, which eventually led them to Timothy McVeigh, an extreme nationalist angered by the Waco siege two years earlier.—
Laurel Morales,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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Not So Glamorous Speaking of which, inaugurals are theoretically supposed to be glamorous.—
Elisabeth Bumiller,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Often times, the swearing-in of the President for a second term generates a lower audience than the initial inaugural.—
Brad Adgate,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Israeli blockade Israel imposed the blockade on March 2, then shattered a two-month ceasefire by resuming military attacks March 18.—
Wafaa Shurafa and Lee Keath,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Some 80% of Gaza's population of more than 2 million relies primarily on charity kitchens for food because other sources have shut down under Israel's blockade, according to the U.N.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2025
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The talks in Paris were the first time since Trump’s inauguration that top American, Ukrainian and European officials met to discuss an end to the war, which has posed the biggest security challenge to Europe since World War II.—
Angela Charlton and Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Ever since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, opening any news app or website has felt like a nonstop barrage of blunt force trauma to the head.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
18 Apr. 2025
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The initiation of expert level track will begin in coming days with a view to hammer out details.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Oliveira’s father was a wealthy industrialist, and a view from the old house’s perspective invokes the comforts that his family’s prosperity afforded, and, with these, the inner vistas, the aesthetic initiation that opened up to him in his urbane youth.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Investment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investment. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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