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Recent Examples of trillion
The strike proved that even advanced air-defense systems—shields protecting trillions in energy infrastructure—leak.
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Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Representing the light as trillions of photons is computationally efficient and an application of the Monte Carlo method, which uses random sampling.
—John Peterson, Space.com, 8 July 2025
And at a time when there are already serious concerns about the country's finances President Trump on Independence Day signed a massive bill passed by Congress last week that will rack up trillions of dollars in additional debt.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 7 July 2025
Several holdouts were in attendance, including Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Mike Lee (R-UT), whose opposition is rooted in projections that the legislation will swell the national debt by trillions of dollars over the next decade.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2025
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Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Representing the light as trillions of photons is computationally efficient and an application of the Monte Carlo method, which uses random sampling.
—John Peterson, Space.com, 8 July 2025
And at a time when there are already serious concerns about the country's finances President Trump on Independence Day signed a massive bill passed by Congress last week that will rack up trillions of dollars in additional debt.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 7 July 2025
Several holdouts were in attendance, including Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Mike Lee (R-UT), whose opposition is rooted in projections that the legislation will swell the national debt by trillions of dollars over the next decade.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trillion
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Many of those — several million copies — are pure purchases, while the most recent million were likely largely made up of plays on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, which have taken over as the go-to consumption site for millions of Americans.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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School officials in Fort Worth and across Texas are scrambling to figure out how to replace millions of dollars in federal money that’s being held up as a part of the Trump administration’s freeze on education grant funding.—
Silas Allen
July 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 July 2025
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And while the namesake flowers are a specific yellow blossom that pops out in the autumn, there are colorful flowers and a zillion shades of green throughout the year.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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In a world of a million water options—sparkling, flavored, and about a zillion combinations of the two—my husband and I have a special place in our hearts (and our refrigerator) for coconut water.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
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This was recommended a dozen years ago by the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future, and by at least a gazillion experts both before and since.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
18 June 2025
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Sonny is an analog, slightly peculiar fellow who doesn’t jibe with a modern F1 landscape – while Joshua runs with a gazillion high-tech gadgets hooked up to him, the veteran is off jogging around a Grand Prix track.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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“Trillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trillion. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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