as in cash
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
where did he get the long green to afford wheels like that?
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At Marathon, Elliott helped facilitate the addition of a new director, transition to a new CEO, closure of the gap in per barrel EBITDA with VLO, retirement of 50% of its shares outstanding since 2021, and sale of the Speedway retail operation for $17 billion in after-tax cash proceeds.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
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Past leaders left us with underfunded pensions, reckless borrowing and asset sales that prioritized short-term cash over long-term stability.—
Bill Conway,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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But professional and personal challenges preceded the LP's success: In 1998, the Backstreet Boys left their management group and were entangled in a lawsuit with businessman Lou Pearlman over the amount of money earned for their first two albums.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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It was set up in 2010, to locate money stolen by kleptocrats and return it to their victims.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
19 Feb. 2025
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Coining a Malady Ancient Greeks made their coins by extracting silver from lead-rich ore.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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Canada stopped making pennies in 2012, and Australia stopped circulating one- and two-cent coins back in 1992.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Digital currency exchange Coinbase is slated to report earnings later Thursday.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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That’s due to the impact of tariffs on the U.S. dollar and other global currencies.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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Singapore’s Monetary Authority stopped issuing one-cent coins from April 2002, though existing one-cent coins remain legal tender.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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Since adopting bitcoin as legal tender, El Salvador has charted a new course.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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