capital investment
Americannoun
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While some distributors opted for the streaming option, most held films until theaters could reopen safely and viewers felt comfortable returning, hoping to recoup whatever financial investment they could after an uncertain year.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
Governors and state lawmakers across the country have a chance to respond to this demand with more political and financial investment in education choice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
“What you lose in financial investment and spending power you will gain in pleasure, I hope, in seeing your beloved niece progress further in her life.”
From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026
He did not reveal details of the government's financial investment in this week's event, one of nine elevated International Series tournaments on the Asian Tour with a $2 million prize fund.
From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025
The very substantial financial investment involved in backing and launching an insecticide may be swept away as the insects prove once more that the effective approach to nature is not through brute force.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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