sum
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A jury in Chicago in the United States awarded the sum to Michael 'Mick' Ryan's family after his widow Naoise Connolly Ryan brought a civil suit against the aircraft manufacturer.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The lump sum was a no-brainer in 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The chatbot cost $5,000 to make, a sum that includes the cost to secure the domain, host the site and obtain the pro version of Anthropic’s Claude AI model, plus staff time, according to Arellano.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Those offers can look tempting, especially when you’re sitting on a large sum.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
“It’s a fine old place, and will bring a handsome sum, for of course you intend to sell it,” said Laurie, as they were all talking the matter over some weeks later.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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The options market can be a venue for boom or bust bets, and traders lay down tiny sums that can pay out enormously if their bets prove correct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
"The defendants made enormous sums of money for themselves," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
English clubs spend enormous sums, but it can be distributed across deep squads or on players already proven within the competition.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Since 2021, college athletes have been able to earn money through NIL — sometimes getting paid huge sums with little oversight, a situation that’s been likened to the “Wild West.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
I repaired to the market to see if any might have need of someone who could tell sums and lift.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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Thill, the Jefferies analyst, summed up the Meta call.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
B. Riley analyst Mike Crawford summed up the political-military scene in a note to clients on Thursday by referring to “an emerging generational recapitalization of global defense posture and budgets.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
At Beaufort, a Golani Brigade officer summed up the thinking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
It’s time to sell Goldman Sachs and other bank stocks, analysts at Oppenheimer say, and their views can be summed up by looking at Warren Buffett.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
We can cover the rationals with carpets that, summed together, fit in the size of half an atom—or a neutron—or a quark—or as small as we can possibly imagine.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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Mike Murphy continues his wonderful series of What’s Worth Streaming, reviewing the offerings from eight streaming services and summing up which ones are worth paying for and which ones you should skip for the month.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
“He didn’t do drugs. He didn’t party. He made films,” Mr. Fischer writes, summing up the young Mr. Lucas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
A shellshocked Swiatek lost seven games in a row against Bencic, including a rare set to love, with a racquet toss and tears at the end of the match summing up her frustration.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
Late Wednesday, Rourke’s Instagram page reposted a World Boxing News story summing up the reason for the pause.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
“I says we got to make a fire and feed the baby and we don’t want to stay long anyway. I think summing funny’s going on. He had a strange look about him.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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