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American bond

American  

noun

  1. a brickwork bond having a course of headers between five or six courses of stretchers.


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Mr. Le Drian has spoken with his German counterpart, Heiko Maas, but Germany’s American bond involves no less than the country’s postwar rebirth, something unshakable.

From New York Times Sep. 20, 2021

If a trade war precipitated a pullout of Chinese capital from American bond markets, it could raise interest rates and throw the economy into recession.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 21, 2016

In the fixed-income portfolio, fund managers increased North American bond allocation recommendations to 71.8 percent in February from 69.9 percent in January.

From Reuters Feb. 29, 2016

The holder of a $ 1,000 defaulted South American bond would have a hard time getting satisfaction from the defaulting nation.

From Time Magazine Archive

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