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As of late Monday morning, the market was putting about a 60% chance on a half-point, or 50 basis points, reduction and roughly a 40% chance on a smaller, more traditional quarter-point cut, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024
Advertisement The fire put about 50 employees at the restaurant out of work, Haines said.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
If coral reefs in the US lose 1 meter of height, a study found, that zone in the US would grow by 104 square kilometers (or about 26,000 acres, nearly twice the size of Manhattan), putting about 51,000 more people at risk of flooding.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 2 July 2024
America only puts about 5 cents out of every dollar spent on health care toward primary care — and spends less than peer nations on social supports like food and housing.
—Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 11 June 2024
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024
Advertisement The fire put about 50 employees at the restaurant out of work, Haines said.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
If coral reefs in the US lose 1 meter of height, a study found, that zone in the US would grow by 104 square kilometers (or about 26,000 acres, nearly twice the size of Manhattan), putting about 51,000 more people at risk of flooding.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 2 July 2024
America only puts about 5 cents out of every dollar spent on health care toward primary care — and spends less than peer nations on social supports like food and housing.
—Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 11 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put about
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The elopement comes about a year after their live 'Golden Wedding’ proposal Comments Brayden Bowers and Christina Mandrell have eloped!—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Jim Clash: The very early years: How did 10,000 Maniacs come about?—
Jim Clash,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The first, under the call-sign Reach 538, turned back near the Texas Gulf Coast and landed in Houston.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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But lawyers behind the initial push for reform said prosecutors and the governor were using fear mongering tactics to scare the public into turning back the clock.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2025
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For the coming round, various complexities in the French electoral system make predictions difficult.—
Laura King,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2024
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These public statements signal political will by many leading G-20 members, making the coming round of G-20 meetings in September an opportune time to act.—
Landry Signé,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Apr. 2023
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Just 16 years earlier, the U.S. under Johnson had set out to prevent nations from making unilateral claims to the high seas.—
Jack Truesdale,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2025
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So Penner and the team’s ownership group set out to examine every aspect of how the Broncos handled player health and wellness.—
Nick Kosmider,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Instead of setting off 12 years of party control like Reagan did, Dems eked out just four, and now risk finding themselves in the political wilderness.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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At a brilliant Prada show, the models seemed to barely have time to grab faux fur wraps and coats to throw over their pajamas before setting off for parts unknown.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
21 Jan. 2025
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Though the county officials reversed their decision and restored the unemployment relief, Herndon paid a steep price.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the company reversed that decision soon afterwards following an outcry from some of its creators and users.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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