trillion
noun
tril·lion
ˈtri(l)-yən 
1
: a number equal to 1,000 times one billion see Table of Numbers
2
: an indeterminately large number
a trillion mosquitoes out tonight
trillion
adjective
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Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, has launched a sweeping effort empowered by Trump to fire government workers and cut trillions in government spending.
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Ellen Knickmeyer and Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
The Treasury Department has given Elon Musk and representatives of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team access to the vast federal payment system responsible for handling trillions of dollars in government expenditures, multiple sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
—Jonathan Karl, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2025
Attorney General Rob Bonta — a Democrat widely expected to be considering a run for governor in 2026 — already has joined at least two multi-state legal challenges to stall Trump’s actions revoking birthright citizenship and potentially freezing trillions in federal spending.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Day Seven, trillions in federal funding were frozen indefinitely.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
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Ellen Knickmeyer and Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
The Treasury Department has given Elon Musk and representatives of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team access to the vast federal payment system responsible for handling trillions of dollars in government expenditures, multiple sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
—Jonathan Karl, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2025
Attorney General Rob Bonta — a Democrat widely expected to be considering a run for governor in 2026 — already has joined at least two multi-state legal challenges to stall Trump’s actions revoking birthright citizenship and potentially freezing trillions in federal spending.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Day Seven, trillions in federal funding were frozen indefinitely.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Trillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trillion. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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