come on
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“If it was a cliff lockup expiration, that would be one hell of a lot of stock that potentially would come on the market at once,” said Jim Lebenthal, chief markets strategist at Cerity Partners.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
More sulphate processing plants were expected to come on line by the time the ban on lithium concentrate exports comes into force in January 2027, he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
"If you're not sweating after the first song, come on," laughs McPherson.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
When you throw the switch, you want the light to come on; America’s abundant energy and mineral resources ensure it will.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Come on, Jay, come on repeats inside my head.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
But the usual come-on of the cult is that its members are special.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
A plea, a flex, a come-on — this delirious pop masterpiece contains multitudes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
"Many people, in good faith, misconstrue what I'm saying, and they think I'm trying to do a sort of come-on to the camera. And I really am not," she told food podcast Sporked.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
“An American in Paris”: “It’s jet-propelled New Year’s Eve and everyone in Paris will be there,” says Gene Kelly to Nina Foch — well, who could resist a come-on like that?
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
Most iv th' people iv this wurruld is a come-on f'r science, but I'm not.
From Observations By Mr. Dooley by Dunne, Finley Peter
A key element of the meme market was an influx of young individual investors enthralled by get-rich-quick trading come-ons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
The credit-repair network that functioned as a pyramid scheme by recruiting nearly half a million agents, mostly on social media, with come-ons like, “Who needs negative items removed from their credit report permanently???”
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
In the wide-open world of grifts and schemes, an overinflated basketball may not rank with identity theft, Facebook come-ons from a Nigerian prince or even a hurried game of three-card monte.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2023
To preempt such a calamitous outcome, unorthodox come-ons are being trotted out.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2021
The jingle of ricksha bells blended with car horns, the come-ons of street peddlers, a woman’s laughter, music from a nearby bar.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
