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n. - A very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole).

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  • This even months after having cashed in billions from the TARP program.
  • Cheney former CEO of Haliburton - Haliburton raking in billions from the Iraq War - just a coincidence
  • A sagan is defined as at least 4 billion (the smallest amount in "billions" is two billion, so "billions and billions" equal 4 billion).
  • How many hundreds of billions is his estate worth?
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