: the influential financial interests of the U.S. economy
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After college she got a job on Wall Street.
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The old Wall Street saying is that bull markets climb walls of worry.—Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 About the Author Esther Zuckerman Esther Zuckerman is a culture writer who has been published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, and Vanity Fair.—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025 Michael Douglas, Wall Street Michael Douglas' role in the first Wall Street film as corporate raider Gordon Gekko won him the award for Best Actor in 1988.—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025 Hikers can either go up the Wall Street side of the Navajo, the Two Bridges side of the Navajo, or the Queen's Garden, making the trail closer to a more moderate level.—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Wall Street
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Etymology
Wall Street, New York City, site of the New York Stock Exchange
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