fetch
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The new specimen, known as Gus, has already been valued at $30m but it could fetch more, possibly even becoming the most expensive dinosaur ever sold.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Also new to the story is Independence, Kan., itself, which in the book is an offstage place to which Pa will sometimes go to fetch necessities, disappearing from the story until he returns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Moore said the customer agreements “are important for market sentiment around the case for further multiple expansion,” meaning the potential for the stock to fetch a higher valuation.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Goldman shares fetch 18 times projected 2026 earnings, in line with Morgan Stanley, another tech banking winner, and a premium to JPMorgan and Bank of America at 12 to 13 times.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
“I’ll fetch your heavy coat and gloves, Nell. You throw on your checkered gown. We’ve got to get a move on if we’re going to make the train.”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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By comparison, the S&P 500 index fetches a two-year PEG of 1.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Assuming it fetches $400 million, the mansion tax alone would be $23.8 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
With inflation soaring, the dollar now fetches about 480 pesos, making his monthly income worth less than $10.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026
The 0.85% coupon is far less than inflation and the bond now fetches just 30 cents on the euro.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
“No, but I can tell you how much money squid fetches per pound at the dock.”
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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And, speaking of holy grails: Judy Garland’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” fetched $32.5 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Kobe Bryant’s sneakers from the game in which he tore his Achilles tendon — and hit two free throws before he left the court — fetched $660,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The letters and photographs sold for £48,640 at auction, while the ice axe fetched £38,400.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Tickets to the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs fetched an average of $4,100, while seats at Madison Square Garden were going for as much as $9,000 on average.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Ophie fetched tea and ran hither and thither as she was told, and the winter continued melting into spring.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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Chiedza, who could not swim, got out of her depth while fetching a volleyball from the sea while playing with her 11-year-old cousin.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Cogen sold a combined 986,540 indirectly owned shares across five trusts and holding companies that he manages, fetching a total of $106 million.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
The $400 pocket watches, sold only in stores, resold for up to $6,500 on eBay, with a full set fetching $27,900.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Photos seen by the BBC show a crowd of people, many of them elderly, apparently fetching fresh supplies in a city square.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
He was not really fetching them: They were fetching him.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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