ancillary
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"The movie has strong ancillary business, merchandising, and theme park potential, and it's going to be very profitable."
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
This is already a long book, and it would have been better without the ancillary stories.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
“These industry shifts have directly reduced box office revenues and related ancillary revenues, including food and beverage sales,” the company stated in its bankruptcy filing.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
And it is lucrative: add-on fees, or "ancillary revenue", brings in billions for these airlines every year.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
And then we must remember that these main principles are supplemented by a great number of ancillary generalizations, many of which have been incorporated in the scientific doctrine which is current to-day.
From Spencer's Philosophy of Science The Herbert Spencer Lecture Delivered at the Museum 7 November, 1913 by Morgan, C. Lloyd (Conwy Lloyd)
Vocabulary lists containing ancillary
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