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[poot] / pʊt /




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“They want to put less weight into what they believe will happen in the 2030s.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

And then when you put your eye on it, you can transform it, even though you’ve passed the same block a thousand times.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Burnham, who became Greater Manchester's first elected mayor in 2017, has sought to put his near decade-long stint in charge of the city-region at the heart of his Downing Street agenda.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Rising Treasury yields put 7% mortgage rates back on the table — but it’s not guaranteed.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

I swallow, give myself a few seconds for my body to put itself back together.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Hold these puts as long as the weighted put-call ratio for KEY is on a sell signal.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

It’s like that scene in ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ where he puts his hand in the thing, and you’re like, ‘Oh no!’

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Powell puts the behaviour down to young people "wanting connection, social media, boredom, lack of resources and an age-old game of kids acting-up".

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The $3-billion listing of Victory Giant, a supplier for AI chip giant Nvidia, puts it in fourth place globally for 2026.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

When she comes back, she puts on the dressed-up-like-Ray clothes she wore yesterday.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Many had rushed to the site without even putting shoes on, she recalls.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

ServiceNow also showed strong AI traction as the company’s AI annual contract value surpassed $1 billion, putting the company ahead of schedule to beat its year-end target of $1.5 billion.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

That would allow insiders to sell some of their stakes, putting further pressure on the share price.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The prospect of higher oil prices putting upward pressure back on inflation has raised the spectre of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

As I’m putting gas in the van, Hannah demands shotgun and forces Dalton to the back.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith