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That total figure included births and deaths as well as a net overseas migration of 292,100.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Trafigura, one of the largest commodity traders in the world, reported a 173% year-over-year surge in net profit for the six months ended on March 31.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
They raise their 2027 revenue and net profit projections by 1.0%-2.0%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The survey also showed that a net 46% of managers surveyed expect no impact on yields from the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
“One minute I had two in the net, and the next minute they were gone. I was pretty busy at the time and didn’t see exactly what did happen.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
In Kansas, Prairie Village Detective Ryan Warkentin is tracking similar cases, including a jury-duty rip-off that netted nearly $600,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Its follow-up, “Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love,” received an Emmy nomination and netted a hit for country singer Jennifer Nettles, who plays Parton’s mother in the films.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Each consisted of a conical plastic container with a netted bottom and held one queen along with 60 worker bees.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Crystal Palace's 2025 scorers Jean-Philippe Mateta and Ismaila Sarr netted 37 goals between them last season.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
After a pause Rick said to the clerk, a heavy-jowled, middle-aged woman with netted gray hair, “Do you have a print of Munch’s Puberty?”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Odegaard has scored three goals in four appearances in all competitions this season, after netting only once in 36 last term.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
France recently sold the last of its New York gold, while upgrading it and netting a gain equivalent to $15 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 6, 2026
Near a petrol station draped in anti-drone netting, an employee casually smoked a cigarette, waiting for the alert to be over.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Ukraine has also built physical barriers to protect against Russian strikes, including antidrone netting and layers of concrete.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
They carried the pile of stiff tarry netting to the riverbank and spread it out on the grass, and Mary showed them how to knot a new piece of cord where it was worn.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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