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Examples of Wall Street in a Sentence
After college she got a job on Wall Street.
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On quarterly earnings calls this year, tech executives often heard questions from Wall Street analysts looking for assurances of future payoffs from huge spending on AI research and development.
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And that run could continue in 2025, as Wall Street is entirely bullish on it.
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The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but denied to the Wall Street Journal any negative impact on the relationship since the election.
—Kristina Watrobski, Baltimore Sun, 31 Dec. 2024
Even a casual market watcher knows that 2024 on Wall Street was defined by a spectacular rise in tech stock valuations.
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Word History
Etymology
Wall Street, New York City, site of the New York Stock Exchange
First Known Use
1831, in the meaning defined above
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“Wall Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Wall%20Street. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
Wall Street
noun
: the powerful financial interests that control or influence the U.S. economy
Etymology
from Wall Street in New York City, site of a major stock trading exchange
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