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BBB

1 American  
BBB 2 American  
Symbol.
  1. a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than A and higher than BB.


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Joy has always lived alongside sorrow in the nest: BBB passed away amid intense rain and freezing temperatures, while Stormy continued to thrive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Alphabet and Meta both have pristine AA credit ratings from S&P Global Ratings — giving them more borrowing power compared to Oracle, which has a BBB rating hovering at the lower end of investment grade.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

Oracle’s debt is currently rated BBB, the lower end of investment grade, with a negative outlook, at S&P Global.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

The ratings agency on Friday upgraded Greece’s long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating to BBB from BBB-.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

The first row is marked A, B, C, etc.; the second AA, BB, etc.; the third AAA, BBB, etc.

From The Care of Books by Clark, John Willis

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