ink
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He added that big tariff refunds have been adding to the government’s red ink, but “we won’t have to do that again.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
The words “California Republic” were painted in black ink with the chewed end of a twig.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
This one, though, involved permanent ink and needles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The contracts are signed but, especially in boxing, the ink is never truly dry until the opening bell rings.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
"If it's in secret ink, how do we find out what's on it?"
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
The new monochrome packages will go on sale in Japan May 25, Calbee said, blaming difficulties procuring raw materials such as naphtha, a petrochemical used in paints and inks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
The CEO of Blick Art Materials told Hyperallergic that the company had “purchased more inventory than normal for a few product lines to hedge against higher costs,” such as paints, inks, and utensils.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2025
The studios didn’t then have screeners or digital inks for their films, so a run at the Malibu Cinema was a good way to reach Oscar voters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2025
The resulting flexible board withstood all sorts of electronics manufacturing processes, including cutting shapes into the boards with lasers, printing circuits on top of them with commercially used silver inks, and soldering components to them.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 24, 2024
The metallurgical skills, inks, and presses of 1700 B.C.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
While Rees himself has his hands and neck inked, he didn't get either done until he got his first permanent job as an academic.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Dream Finders DFH -5.40%decrease; down pointing triangle Homes inked a deal to buy Beazer Homes BZH -1.79%decrease; down pointing triangle for about $915 million, following several months of talks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Among the new contracts was a 5.7-billion-euro deal with the Romanian military inked in June, the company's largest international contract in recent history.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
More recently, Louisiana officials recently inked a secret agreement with Meta to build a five-mile-long data center in the state.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
Andrew tore at the tape and plastic bag protecting the thick yellow envelope with “Clue” inked on the front.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
Díaz was the high-profile free agent the Dodgers signed to lock down the ninth inning for the next three seasons, inking him to a $69-million deal to do it, a record for relievers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Instead—during a summer when other players were inking deals north of $250 million—Brunson sat in the NBA’s bargain bin, and the Knicks could scoop him at just the 46th-highest salary in the league.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
There were no actual tattoos on offer, given inking one requires time and space, but visitors could get stickers by artists for free.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
AST SpaceMobile has made some progress on that front, inking deals with dozens of mobile network operators and successfully launching seven satellites to orbit.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
I could lose myself for hours arranging typeset, inking and oiling the presses.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
