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Shares of EchoStar were down 12%, despite owning about 2% of SpaceX stock, which it got by selling wireless spectrum to Elon Musk’s rocket company.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

The rate: $573 for two nights, including a $40 discount I got by booking through the IHG app.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

In the third, however, he followed a leadoff single by Bryan Reynolds with a pair of wild pitches that got by Rushing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025

"Yesterday my wife and I got by with coal. It's a mess, but we have to keep going."

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2024

“O! I don’t know about bad blood,” returned Mr. Wemmick; “there’s not much bad blood about. They’ll do it, if there’s anything to be got by it.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens


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