trillion

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Recent Examples of trillion Trump has made astronomical estimates about how much money tariffs can raise, arguing tariffs could bring in trillions of dollars in annual revenue. David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2025 The Crown Prince has invested trillions of dollars in his grand mega projects intended to wean the kingdom off dependence on oil revenues. Karen Elliott House, Time, 10 July 2025 Streaming has unleashed trillions of songs and every one must be licensed and have royalties paid to the songwriter whenever any track is played in public. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 July 2025 The last thing America needs is another multitrillion-dollar tax cut vastly tilted toward the wealthy, especially one that adds trillions in debt and slashes support for society’s most vulnerable. Thomas Kahn, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for trillion
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Noun
  • New federal guidelines for COVID-19 vaccines, for example, will allow health insurers to stop covering the shots for millions, so if patients want the protection, some may have to pay out of pocket.
    Noam Levey, NPR, 25 July 2025
  • On that evening, it was revealed that Columbia and the Trump administration had reached a settlement that allows hundreds of millions of dollars of federal research funding to begin flowing again to Columbia.
    New York Times, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • And while the namesake flowers are a specific yellow blossom that pops out in the autumn, there are colorful flowers and a zillion shades of green throughout the year.
    Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • In a world of a million water options—sparkling, flavored, and about a zillion combinations of the two—my husband and I have a special place in our hearts (and our refrigerator) for coconut water.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Isabella is a fictional character, but she’s drawn very heavily from reading a gazillion biographies of Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn and all the stars of that era, just to soak in what their experiences were like.
    Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 23 July 2025
  • Despite earning a nearly $500 million contract and gazillions in endorsements and world-wide fame, Mahomes by every observable measure is somewhere between unspoiled and unfazed by it all.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025

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