Securities and Exchange Commission

American  

noun

1. SEC.

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Securities and Exchange Commission British  

noun

1.  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  

1. 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

Pressed by Cornyn about whether other agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission would be covered by the promise, Blanche said that they wouldn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

In 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission sued Yorkville for fraud, alleging it overvalued holdings to attract investors and boost fees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

The disclosure was made last week in a Netflix filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Most companies declined to comment on the pay levels and referred The Times to their public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 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