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Previously Uefa was the only organisation which ran an international club football competition featuring the best players, watched by billions around the world and generating significant profits.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

"Investors have come to view that restraint as a strength rather than a weakness, particularly as capex commitments at Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon run into the hundreds of billions of dollars each."

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

In the midst of an expensive AI transformation, the company is grappling with litigation that could cost it billions and force painful changes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Talarico denied the charge at his own news conference Wednesday, saying he’d voted for billions of dollars in law enforcement funding as a member of the Legislature.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

None had ever been found to be older than about 175 million years, which was a puzzle because continental rocks were often billions of years old.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson