Example Sentences
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Adjusted earnings per share for the second quarter amounted to $1.38, above the $1.28 consensus view.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Delaware Life, which earlier had stated affiliated investments amounted to only about $1 billion, or 3% of its portfolio, increased that number to $16 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
TotalEnergies said in a statement that net profit amounted to $5.4 billion in the period from April to June, up from $2.7 billion in the same period a year earlier.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
When Healey resigned last month, he had been offered only an extra £13.5bn - what amounted to a 0.08% increase in the defence budget.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
To stay or to go, it amounted to the same thing.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
