trillion
noun
tril·lion
ˈtri(l)-yən 
1
: a number equal to 1,000 times one billion see Table of Numbers
2
: an indeterminately large number
a trillion mosquitoes out tonight
trillion
adjective
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The new programs, passed in 2022 as part of SECURE Act 2.0, could collectively yield trillions of dollars in savings, according to industry estimates.
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
Aviation is one of the toughest industries to decarbonize, and the costs, estimated to run into the trillions, are likely to be passed on to customers.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 25 June 2024
Right now, something magical is underway across vast stretches of the eastern US: The soil is beginning to erupt with trillions of periodical cicadas that have been growing underground for either 13 or 17 years, waiting for this exact moment to crawl out of the Earth together.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 3 June 2024
This can be done without financial stringencies by redirecting a fraction of the trillions of dollars spent on the military-industrial-security state.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
Aviation is one of the toughest industries to decarbonize, and the costs, estimated to run into the trillions, are likely to be passed on to customers.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 25 June 2024
Right now, something magical is underway across vast stretches of the eastern US: The soil is beginning to erupt with trillions of periodical cicadas that have been growing underground for either 13 or 17 years, waiting for this exact moment to crawl out of the Earth together.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 3 June 2024
This can be done without financial stringencies by redirecting a fraction of the trillions of dollars spent on the military-industrial-security state.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024
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“Trillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trillion. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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