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Example Sentences
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Clasping my Turkish fez to my head, I raced out of the room to fetch a glass of water.
From Literature
Shares currently fetch 28 times expected earnings, a bargain compared with the 43 times multiple at which they were trading in May.
From Barron's
When a barrel of oil fetched over $100 a barrel in the early 2010s, wildcatters borrowed billions to pump as much as they could.
After the recent rally, the pharma sector looks closer to being fairly priced, fetching about 16 times forward earnings, which is slightly higher than its five-year average.
That presents an exciting opportunity for investors, and one that will test the lofty valuations these companies have fetched in the private markets.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
