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• n  British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK
• s  highest in quality

• Thus both the demand for and a big source of supply of free sterling in New York were wiped out overnight.
• Sion TouhigGetty The strength of the pound has long been a source of British pride the word "sterling" has come to describe something of the highest standard.
• Once again, the central bankers of Western nations rallied last week to support the pound sterling.

• greatest
• superlative

News & Articles

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• Sterling Resources reports results of annual and special meeting
  Sterling Resources reports results of annual and special meeting
  June 12, 2013 - CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance
• Sterling Financial Corporation Names California Regional Presidents
  Sterling Financial Corporation , whose subsidiary does business as Sonoma Bank and Borrego Springs Bank in California, has hired Gilbert Dalmau as Southern California market president and promoted Jamie Williams to Northern California market president.
  June 11, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
• Sterling Heights man faces charges of assault on 2 neighbors
  — A Sterling Heights man was arraigned Monday in connection with assaults on two elderly neighbors outside their homes.
  June 11, 2013 - Detroit News

Quotes

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• George Osborne in guardian.co.uk
  Osborne said: "Sterling has devalued rapidly against the euro and the dollar. We are in danger, if the government is not careful, of having a proper sterling collapse, a run on the pound. The danger of a run on the pound is that it pushes up...
• Mike Dunleavy in UPI.com
  I've had several conversations with owner (Donald T. Sterling) concerning what we think is best for the team overall,Dunleavy said in a statement on the team's Web site. "I've come to the conclusion that this is the ideal time for me to...
• Mario Theissen in ic Newcastle.co.uk
  BMW motorsport director Mario Theissen said: "As our test and reserve driver, Sebastian has carried out sterling work for us. Now he has been offered the opportunity to get inside a Toro Rosso cockpit."