S&L
Americanabbreviation
Example Sentences
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Lincoln’s collapse four years later cost the government billions and was the largest failure in the S&L crisis, which then was the biggest banking crisis since the Great Depression.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
It dramatically drove up the resolution cost of the S&L crisis from an estimated $25 billion had the problem been addressed in 1983 to an actual cost of $160 billion by the 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
He also coordinated counter-terror activities during the first Gulf War and spearheaded the response to the S&L crisis, according to his biography.
From Fox News ● Dec. 6, 2018
The S&L; situation simmered for a few years, but eventually boiled over, and McCain got burned.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 26, 2018
The contents would have far reaching effects on the S&L issue.
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn
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