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billion

Either of two large amounts.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

Either of two large amounts.

There were billions of people at the concert.
Origin: From , equivalent to. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • Elon Musk is suing OpenAI for $150 billion in damages. The money would go to a nonprofit he no longer controls. He's also asking the court to fire Sam Altman - while running xAI, a direct ChatGPT competitor.

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • G.O.P. Proposes $1 Billion in Immigration Bill for Trump’s Ballroom Project www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • immediately conflated this with the webcomic Kill Six Billion Demons and imagined a title page with STUDY ONE BILLION ART THEMES on it

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • Especially trying to sneak this in under reconciliation AND upping the price tag to 1 billion?! And the stated reason from the incident at the WHCD is such a flimsy, obvious Con —Trump did not stop attending public events or even golfing.

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • Breaking in 2025: Trump's new "hair care" department at NASA aims to lift his hair's spirits. Meanwhile, "Golden Tower Moon Base" project gets a $300 billion budget. Priorities! 🚀🌔👱‍♂️

    Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(colloquial, hyperbole) An unspecified very large number.

There were billions of people at the concert.
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  • UK government borrowing fell by £19.8 billion to £132 billion in the year ending March 2026, but March's figure was higher than predicted. https://newsletter.tf/uk-government-borrowing-falls-future-costs-rise/

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • Air China achieves 3.7 billion turnaround to return to profitability in Q1 www.orientaviation.com/articles/156...

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • 'The latest annual publication from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) found that universities secured £1.55 billion in new philanthropic funds in 2024–25.' 2/2

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • We need a top tax rate of at least 75%, with a punitive tax of 100% on wealth over $1 Billion. The existence of billionaires is a moral obscenity and a sign that our civilization is crumbling.

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • A different view to the button problem i aint trusting 4 billion people to choose whether i live or not

    r/teenagers· May 2026
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