First recorded in 1960–65
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The daily chart has shown some absolute strength against peers, with BAC acting well on the ratio chart over the past year.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
Big banks such as Chase, Bank of America BAC 1.15%increase; green up pointing triangle , Wells Fargo and Citigroup C 2.69%increase; green up pointing triangle have millions of customers they can sell mortgages to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Etienne, 36 years old, works for Bank of America BAC -0.24%decrease; red down pointing triangle in London.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
The BBC went to the registered office of BAC Consulting, situated in a residential area of the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024
The BAC, powerful in its composition and with an inside track, is thus a special force.
From The Invisible Government by Smoot, Dan
Cold bulk fermentation, also called pointage en bac in French, is a technique where the dough — all in one large mass — is placed into the refrigerator for some number of hours before dividing.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2021
The lack of transparency around how Parcoursup works led many to suspect it was introducing even greater selectivity and competition among students who were once guaranteed admission to university if they passed the bac.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2018
The bac took place one week and the correction took place the following week.
From US News ● Sep. 22, 2016
"Now I hate Victor Hugo, Aragon and Roy. No in fact I hate poetry. No, no, in fact I hate the bac, period."
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2014
We crossed the 37 Djelish in a bac, or flying bridge, and reached Afreville about ten o’clock.
From Notes in North Africa Being a Guide to the Sportsman and Tourist in Algeria and Tunisia by Windham, W. G.
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