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handsomely

[han-suhm-lee] / ˈhæn səm li /


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The company, now under their control, positioned itself to profit handsomely if the tariffs were struck down and refunds issued at full value, a charge the firm denies.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

“We remain Buy with a $133 price target and believe patient investors will be handsomely rewarded if they just stay the course,” Guggenheim’s John DiFucci and Lawrence Vensko wrote in a research note Friday.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Of course, some low P/E ratio stocks deserve their low valuations, so not every stock with a low ratio proceeds to perform handsomely.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

It never feels like Brooks has a grasp on the material, which careens aimlessly through Ella’s harried day-to-day in a handsomely bland, serviceable style.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

He was hailed as a national hero, promoted to the rank of captain by the Admiralty, paid handsomely to write an ac-count of his ordeal, and, in 1825, given command of a second Arctic expedition.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer