trillion

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Recent Examples of trillion Democratic attacks largely hinge on the GOP budget plan — the vehicle Republicans are using to slash trillions of dollars in spending to enact Trump’s agenda, which includes extending his first-term tax cuts. Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025 Reckless federal cuts will hurt Colorado — layoffs and empty offices — lawmakers need a plan Woman accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at Colorado Tesla dealership charged in federal court Our deficits have ballooned, adding trillions to our national debt. John Griggs, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025 Democrats want guarantees Trump pushed early to pause grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars while his administration conducted an across-the-board review of federal programs. Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025 The government then spent trillions to prevent major banks from collapsing and to stimulate the nation’s economic recovery. Joseph P. Tomain, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trillion
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Noun
  • Some people can and do splash out tens of millions of dollars on a trophy home in a prime location.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2025
  • His medical center relies on millions of dollars in federal support to treat all its patients.
    Emma Tucker, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The world is headed toward having a zillion agentic AI agents that do this or that.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • He’s hosted about a zillion seminars on various personal improvement topics for nearly 50 years.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • These investigations of the guy with the gazillions are going to be gone.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Adam Sandler In his monologue, Conan O'Brien called out Adam Sandler for being underdressed on an evening where everyone from Timothée Chalamet to Michelle Yeoh was wearing a gazillion dollars of diamonds.
    Alex Apatoff, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025

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