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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House Republicans are circulating proposals for trillions in cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Affordable Care Act programs.
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Alex Knapp, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Musk has been tasked with slashing federal spending by trillions of dollars.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
Speaker Johnson denied on NBC News that the plan would cost the federal government trillions of dollars.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Ballooning debt Biden's legislative wins — ARPA and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021, and the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS Act in 2022 — added trillions in additional federal spending.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Alex Knapp, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Musk has been tasked with slashing federal spending by trillions of dollars.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
Speaker Johnson denied on NBC News that the plan would cost the federal government trillions of dollars.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Ballooning debt Biden's legislative wins — ARPA and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021, and the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS Act in 2022 — added trillions in additional federal spending.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Trillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trillion. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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