noun
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an embankment of a river
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another word for bank 2
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fishing on a sea bank, esp off the coast of Newfoundland
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the manoeuvre causing an aircraft to bank
noun
Etymology
Origin of banking
Vocabulary lists containing banking
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"This includes vulnerable households, and connections that support critical national infrastructure providers across health, emergency services, defence, education, transport, banking and government."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Joe Wallace is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal in London, writing about finance, including banking, insurance and private markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Call it the laziness tax: a quiet, regressive wealth transfer from inattentive consumers to the banking system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
If that is the case, higher long-term rates could continue to push the XLF and banking sector lower over time, because the move in banks appears to be about more than the yield curve.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Craig was profoundly happy now, having finally made a swerve, leaving his career in investment banking and pivoting back to his first love—basketball.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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