Securities and Exchange Commission

American

noun

SEC.

Securities and Exchange Commission British

noun

SEC. a US federal agency established in 1934 to supervise and regulate issues of and transactions in securities and to prosecute illegal stock manipulations

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Securities and Exchange Commission Cultural

A federal agency that supervises the exchange of securities so as to protect investors against malpractice, such as insider trading.

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Securities and Exchange Commission

The filing submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, external by Grindr said a settlement had been reached on 2 September.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

The country's Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the launch of the IPO, "paving the way for what could become one of the largest capital market transactions in Nigeria's history", the company said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

They can’t safely lie on Securities and Exchange Commission forms, and yet here those forms were.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday indicating it has raised a $400 million sophomore fund.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission later said that those figures were “false and misleading,” in part because the sale price for the headquarters had been overvalued by as much as $40 million.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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