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
Bank of America BAC -1.91%decrease; red down pointing triangle held its first investor day in more than a decade Wednesday to sell Wall Street on a story of bigger profits and faster growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
The address appeared to be shared by 12 other companies - and no-one in the building could tell us anything about BAC Consulting at all.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024
Thus ∠A is read "BAC," the reflex angle on the outside of the triangle being read "CAB."
From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith
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
Some take the bac 2-3 times without succeeding.
From US News ● Sep. 22, 2016
"It's over I'm bac on my cool ... no harm no foul," he wrote in the caption, adding "much love @troubleman31t respect sorry bout that"
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2014
"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 W. G. Windham
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