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
But based on initial conversations, it said it did not have any involvement with BAC.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024
A special delegation of BAC officials made it a point to journey from the hotel to the mountaintop airport to greet Stevens.
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
For the new bac, each student will be tested in French and philosophy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2018
Some take the bac 2-3 times without succeeding.
From US News ● Sep. 22, 2016
"A respectful thought to Victor Hugo who, on this day of French bac, shines a light on the vulgarity and stupidity of our time," writes a councillor from a town in northern France.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2014
It consists of monosyllables in which the final and redundant k is not written,—“Dic gave Jac a kic when Jac gave Dic a knoc on the bac with a thic stic.”
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
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