S&L
Americanabbreviation
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S&Ls
plural
Example Sentences
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No meter is safe, it seems, especially not the one that was toppled over and left wedged between the pharmacy and an S&L.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
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
He set up securities fraud and S&L task forces in several major cities.
From Fox News ● Jan. 1, 2021
The S&L situation simmered for a few years, but eventually boiled over, and McCain got burned.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2018
Says he knows how to clean up the S&L mess, gets lots of air time.
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau
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