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- adjective slang
many ,loads , a great deal - noun Plural form of
trillion .
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Examples
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(even as we are still trying to get used to hearing the term trillions), according to the Bank of National Settlements.
Signs of the Times 2010
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The internet connects billions of computers in trillions of ways, just as a human brain connects billions of neurons in trillions of ways.
Boing Boing 2009
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Reality: Social Security has run a surplus since it began, has a trust fund in the trillions, is completely sound for at least 25 more years and cannot legally borrow so cannot contribute to the deficit (compare that to the military budget!)
Dave Johnson: Eight False Things the Public "Knows" Prior to Election Day Dave Johnson 2010
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Reality: Social Security has run a surplus since it began, has a trust fund in the trillions, is completely sound for at least 25 more years and cannot legally borrow so cannot contribute to the deficit (compare that to the military budget!)
Dave Johnson: Eight False Things the Public "Knows" Prior to Election Day Dave Johnson 2010
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Wall Street and Big Banks casino bet resulted in trillions in home value, millions of foreclosures, trillions in 401/pension loses, and worst 8 million scar unemployed worker.
Senate Republicans block debate on Wall Street reform bill 2010
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Just like Ronald Reagan sent us on the path to less regulation and less government that eventually ended up in trillions of toxic debt.
Think Progress » Chuck Todd: ‘The Tea Party gets a big benefit’ from Fox News’ promotion. 2010
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This election is about one man, Barack Obama, who fairly or not represents the following: the status quo, Washington, leftism, Nancy Pelosi, Fannie and Freddie, and deficits in trillions, not billions.
Tea Party to the Rescue Peggy Noonan 2010
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It makes me think that the strategy of focusing on coal (which has the highest total in trillions of tons in your calcuations by far) as the greatest threat to climate is valid.
Will Peak Oil Save us from Climate Change? | Serendipity 2009
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Just like Ronald Reagan sent us on the path to less regulation and less government that eventually ended up in trillions of toxic debt.
Think Progress » Chuck Todd: ‘The Tea Party gets a big benefit’ from Fox News’ promotion. 2010
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I think that the US armed forces are spread to thin and our quest for empire is syphoning off billions/trillions from the american people every year.
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