gross
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Japan’s gross debt looks huge at over 200% of GDP.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Speaking at an event in New York, Kashkari said the bigger surprise in this morning’s data was the revisions to gross domestic product growth that suggested a resilient economy and consumer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Hassan says he was paying 10.7% of his gross earnings each month into his workplace pension, while the NHS contributed a substantial amount on top.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Still, that could be a knock against the stock at a time when Micron investors are wondering just how high gross margins can go.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
But I also suspect that she can’t resist a puzzle, and the trash bag I stashed in the bush contains a huge, messy, gross puzzle.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Today it is mostly flourishing: Broadway is among the country’s major tourist attractions, even if the mighty grosses logged by the big hits disguise the medium’s precarious finances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
I also like blue-cheese-stuffed olives, which really grosses out my dinner mates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2024
Box office grosses are down, too: Broadway shows have grossed $1.2 billion so far this season, 14 percent below the level in early March of 2020.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
"A sweeping story about the ethical dilemma of nuclear weapons grosses $1bn?" he joked of the film, which admittedly hadn't sounded punter-friendly on paper.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2024
The thought of the false teeth currently chillin’ in their purple glitter container inside G’ma’s purse almost grosses Scoob out as much as the oysters.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
While Lord Wynstowe fusses around measuring chins and noses, Charlie and Alice are concerned with the grosser features of the human body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
In a world where it seems everything seems grosser and scammier all the time, we should be glad that there’s at least one star who is doing well by selling positivity.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2025
Our beds, where our bodies sweat, our scalps release oils, our skin sheds dead cells and dust mites run amok, may be grosser than we think.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
A sequel to the highest grosser of the “Conjuring” Universe breaks faith with some of the core principles of suspense-building, resulting in dozy redundancy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
“Even grosser if you know Mr. Meacham.”Abby shuddered, then pointed to an outcrop of rocks.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
Even though Coleman sometimes showcases customers’ grossest problems, he’s never heard from a client who was unhappy with a post.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Judge Patrick Lynch KC told the former teacher that he had violated the trust placed in him "in the grossest manner".
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
In a judicial attention economy, we have a lot of judges who all want the president’s solo attention waving their hands and saying: No, I am the grossest one of all!
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
His book, "Selective Breeding and the Birth of Philosophy," has become an Amazon bestseller because he's promoted by the grossest people on the internet.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2023
"Well, if I licked the ground, I mean, that might be the grossest thing I could ever do, but when the five minutes was up, I could just clean my mouth out."
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
Only a year ago, after “Obsession” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and before it grossed $519.4 million worldwide, her professional reality looked much different.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
She says she grossed $300,000 last year and netted $90,000.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
At the time, he was the first person who wrote about her in a way that didn’t make me feel grossed out.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
The movie grossed nearly $180m worldwide at the box office at the time.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
It grossed me out in a way I couldn’t really articulate.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
AI images are popping up everywhere in food ads—and are grossing people out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The film holds the title of the second-highest grossing film ever, after earning $2.8 billion, driven by an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Josh Brolin and Scarlett Johansson.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Disney’s live-action “Mufasa: The Lion King” opened in 2024 to a middling $35 million, but ended up grossing more than $722 million globally through the holiday season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
That film is currently the highest grossing film of the year, taking in more than $1bn.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
I figured she was grossing me out as revenge for not eating her chicken dinner.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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