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- abbreviation
billion - initialism Brand New
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Examples
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The latest data, November 14th, shows a "carrying value" of about $563 bn for outstanding swaps in the region of $600 bn+
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The problem with the € 60 bn is that it is guaranteed by the EU budget.
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If your answer involves spending $20 bn from the US Treasury on mosquito nets and cajoling Americans to use less energy a la Jimmy Carter in a sweater then I’m afraid your solutions are simply politically and economically untenable.
Waldo Jaquith - An illustration of the size of our nuclear arsenal. 2007
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But then, I wonder when you’re going to make those lazy poor people pay for their own share in the cost of national defence. $ 687 bn translates to $ 2290 per person.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Scoring a Bill that Does Not Exist 2009
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Add in $87 bn, and you get $562 bn, which is… 5.0% of their projected 2004 GDP of $11,266 bn.
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Add in $87 bn, and you get $562 bn, which is… 5.0% of their projected 2004 GDP of $11,266 bn.
~ Angry Bear 2003
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Add in $87 bn, and you get $562 bn, which is… 5.0% of their projected 2004 GDP of $11,266 bn.
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Add in $87 bn, and you get $562 bn, which is… 5.0% of their projected 2004 GDP of $11,266 bn.
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Add in $87 bn, and you get $562 bn, which is… 5.0% of their projected 2004 GDP of $11,266 bn.
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Add in $87 bn, and you get $562 bn, which is… 5.0% of their projected 2004 GDP of $11,266 bn.
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