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On the MarketWatch quote page, there are many tabs with additional information, including the Analyst Estimates tab, which provides a deeper breakdown of estimates and targets.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
He was standing in line at Chick-fil-A with his wife and five children when the chap behind them offered to pick up their tab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The tab for four decades of cheap money is finally being passed around the table.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
So, it looks like we’re paying less of the tab, but in absolute dollars, taxpayers are paying far more than ever, because the stadiums cost so much more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Carla’s not looking, so I tab over to my Gmail.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
Within the restrictions of his suspension, Chelsea kept tabs on him physically and mentally, while several team-mates have stayed in touch and offered encouragement.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
On the MarketWatch quote page, there are many tabs with additional information, including the Analyst Estimates tab, which provides a deeper breakdown of estimates and targets.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The following year the FBI opened a file on Smith, keeping tabs on her travel, her friends and colleagues, and her publications.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
This means investors tracking hyperscalers’ AI race will also want to keep close tabs on how they plan to get their hands on more electricity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
This involves the placement, all over my body, of sticky tabs attached to wires.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
Ever since Wembanyama was a teenager in France, he was tabbed as a prospect who would tower over the future of basketball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
Merrick Garland, a distinguished appellate court judge and Barack Obama's ill-fated 2016 pick for the Supreme Court, was tabbed for attorney general.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2025
Matt Gaetz,a former Florida congressman, was tabbed for attorney general.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2024
When the Chargers met on the field for the final time Thursday before breaking for the start of summer, Herbert was the player Harbaugh tabbed to address the group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2024
A quick search in the database pulled up the exact same book, and I tabbed through to the first page, making sure the words were enlarged as much as possible.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
“Kind of like collecting Pokémon, except instead of collecting Pokémon, I’m tabbing birds in my guide book.”
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2025
New USC athletic director Jennifer Cohen made a tremendous hire tabbing DeBoer to be the Huskies’ head man.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
I careened across the internet like a drunk, tabbing: small-space decoration ideas; author interviews; videos of cake frosting; Renaissance paintings with feminist captions.
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2020
No draft discussion ever would be complete without tabbing someone as the best ever by round.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2019
Men would be going down to the river now—freshmen would be hearing reluctantly, some of them with tears, the coarse and violent criticism of the Third Year men who were tabbing them.
From The Prelude to Adventure by Sir Hugh Walpole
