gilt

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Recent Examples of gilt The 10-year yield on U.K. government bonds, known as gilts, was 5 basis points higher at 4.553% at 11 a.m. in London. Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025 The yield on the 30-year gilt sank seven basis points to 5.107%, its lowest point since Jan. 2. Ryan Browne,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025 The yields on 2 and 5-year gilts were down nine basis points at 9:08 a.m. Jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025 The yield on 10-year gilts, the benchmark rate, reached 4.9 percent on Tuesday, the highest since 2008, while yields on 30-year bonds were the highest since 1998. Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gilt
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Noun
  • Despite the glitter of sizeable gemstones, the satiny gold and gentle geometry of the cartouche shape create the collection’s minimalist feel.
    Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Some are directly manufactured by humans, such as beads in exfoliating scrubs or glitter.
    Marta Zaraska, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Meister positions it over the ligament and sews it along the length like an embroidery stitch.
    Lindsey Adler, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
  • This one makes a pretty statement day or night with a scalloped V-neckline, eyelet embroidery down the front, and lace lantern sleeves.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Separately, the chain has plans to amp up with higher-end designs and steeper price points.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
  • His stage and costume designs for operas and the theater, including The Rake’s Progress, The Magic Flute, and Parade, occupied him in the 1970s and ’80s, as did his use of photography as a tool to be used in combination with painting.
    Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025

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