How to Use the ruble in a Sentence
the ruble
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By the end of June, the price of the ruble had rebounded.
—Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2022
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The move has helped the ruble inch up against the U.S. dollar by roughly 4%, hitting a two-week high.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
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But the ruble has since bounced back and interest rates come down.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023
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Last summer, the ruble soared to historic highs against the dollar.
—Anton Troianovski Andrea Dicenzo, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
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Will the collapse of the ruble be the final blow to Russia's war of aggression?
—Justin Klawans, The Week, 16 Aug. 2023
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That has left the central bank with few tools to prop up the ruble and prevent it from crumbling in value.
—Fatima Hussein, ajc, 5 Apr. 2022
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Before the war, the ruble hovered around 70 rubles per dollar.
—Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 6 Apr. 2023
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Meanwhile, the ruble has slumped to its weakest level against the US dollar since last April.
—Julia Horowitz, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
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The central bank raised rates again in September but the ruble has continued to fall.
—Chelsey Dulaney, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2023
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The Russian central bank raised borrowing costs to 12% Tuesday in an attempt to stop a slide in the ruble.
—Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2023
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The collapse of the ruble has caused serious financial distress in the region.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2022
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On Monday, the Russian currency passed 101 rubles to the dollar, part of a slide that began in January and which has erased about one-third of the ruble's value since then.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2023
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And Russia is unwilling to go by the rupee-trade mechanism as the ruble has risen nearly 8% against the rupee in the past financial year.
—Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2023
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Ordinary Russians feel the pain, too, with the ruble worth less than a penny and the Russian central bank more than doubling its interest rate to 20%.
—Robert Samuels | For Iron Monk Solutions, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Apr. 2022
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Ordinary Russians feel the pain, too, with the ruble worth less than half a dollar and the Russian central bank setting its overnight interest rate to a sky-high 8.5%.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
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But some experts see this measure as a possible path to the ruble regaining some of its strength relative to the dollar.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
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So while the ruble may be damaged, some feel that Russia's war effort will continue as long as Putin remains in power.
—Justin Klawans, The Week, 16 Aug. 2023
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During that period, the price of oil collapsed, the West imposed sanctions on Russia for the annexation of Crimea, and the ruble lost more than half its value against the dollar.
—Eugene Rumer, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2023
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That has boosted demand for foreign currency and weakened the ruble, which raises the cost of imports still higher.
—Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
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The cryptocurrency has had a volatile several years, with its value swinging by 50 percent or more over the past year, far in excess of the ruble’s 25 percent decline.
—Tim De Chant, Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2022
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Russia were to be isolated in the event of a war, and the value of the ruble were to degrade, the foreign currencies could be used to stabilize the Russian economy and prevent a crisis.
—The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2022
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With more yuan reserves, Moscow is able to use the Chinese currency to stabilize the ruble and its financial markets.
—Laura He, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
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This action aims to prop up the ruble, which has been significantly impacted by Western sanctions in response to the conflict in Ukraine.
—Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2023
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Such increases, which rank among the largest ever announced by the bank, echo measures taken during the 1990s when Russia defaulted on its debt and devalued the ruble.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
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Moscow has introduced the ruble, set up Russian cellular networks, and cut off Ukrainian television in the area.
—Yuras Karmanau and Hanna Arhirova, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2022
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The initial impact of sanctions looked deadly, causing the ruble to crash, the banking system to shudder and companies worldwide to stop exporting vital goods to Russia.
—Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023
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The boon helped bolster the ruble after a temporary post-invasion crash and provided cash for government spending on pensions, salaries and — above all — the military.
—David McHugh, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2023
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That vanishing gap between the country’s exports and imports has played a role in the ruble’s depreciation, according to the Russian central bank.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
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Despite the Kremlin’s efforts to shore up the ruble, the currency continues to remain under pressure due to capital outflows and poor exports.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
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In the Kherson region, the ruble is an official currency, and Russian passports are being offered to residents there and in the Zaporizhzhia region.
—Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY, 4 June 2022
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