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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
To lead the process, the NSL has engaged Whitecap Sports Group (WSG), an international investment bank and advisory group.
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Investing involves risk and your investment may lose value.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Most early adopters of dishwashers were institutions such as restaurants that could turn that investment into savings onlabor costs, product loss, and time management.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Three Hills’ other investments include Aquafil and historic Milanese café and pastry shop and restaurant group Sant Ambroeus.
Ou(r) Group is one of the two holding companies of the Ruffini family.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Investing involves risk and your investment may lose value.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Most early adopters of dishwashers were institutions such as restaurants that could turn that investment into savings onlabor costs, product loss, and time management.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Three Hills’ other investments include Aquafil and historic Milanese café and pastry shop and restaurant group Sant Ambroeus.
Ou(r) Group is one of the two holding companies of the Ruffini family.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for investment
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Certainly, the non-participation of Ukrainian gymnasts in international sports competitions causes some damage to the sports composition, which leaves a sickening siege in our gymnasts and coaches, who have done a great job of preparing gymnasts for competitions.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Jensen helped coordinate the Bureau's response to the siege on the Capitol more than four years ago.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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From Clinton’s tenure as first lady of the state of Arkansas through her White House years, Kamran periodically dressed her for key events, including for Bill Clinton’s second gubernatorial inaugural.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
25 July 2025
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If fundraising is Global’s plan with its pair of inaugurals, leaving its A380 parked at JFK for four days between flights is an odd choice.—
Edward Russell,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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Taxes at that level were essentially a blockade on commerce between the world's two largest economies, causing worries about global growth that led to negotiations that ratcheted down the tariffs being levied by both nations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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About 50 hooded people tried to start a blockade in Bordeaux, while in Toulouse, in the southwest, a fire was quickly extinguished but still disrupted train traffic, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau told reporters early on Wednesday.—
Stephane Mahe,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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It is also believed that George visited to receive his mother’s blessing before his presidential inauguration.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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Remember his fixation with his 2016 inauguration crowds?—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Deep, who was previously president of Gamma Epsilon Delta, appears during an initiation ceremony and speaks to the pledges about the origin and pillars of the fraternity.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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After finding documents related to his father and his initiation as an agent, Nicky travels to find Bourne but accidentally alerts Cyber Ops specialist Heather Lee (Alicia Vikander) and agency chief Robert Dewey (Tommy Lee Jones) to the former agent’s location.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Investment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investment. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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