gross
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The “labor share” of gross domestic product fell in the second quarter to just 52.8%, the department reported Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
The company has five million paying members and reported gross margins of 89% on memberships for the nine-month period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The cost of running AI workloads did show up in adjusted product gross margin, which came in at 74.7% for the quarter, down from 75.8% a year ago.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
The council eventually agreed in May to delay implementation of the minimum wage increase by 18 months in exchange for the business coalition withdrawing the gross receipts measure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
“And change, yes. But that was gross and not net.”
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
That way it would earn a healthy profit even if it grosses less than “Fast X.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
In addition to prestige, an Oscar is a huge publicity generator that can translate into box office grosses, home video sales and streaming viewership.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025
Ticket sales from large format screens, including IMAX, made up about 40% of the opening weekend grosses.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
Box office grosses are down, too: Broadway shows have grossed $1.2 billion so far this season, 14 percent below the level in early March of 2020.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
The thought of the false teeth currently chillin’ in their purple glitter container inside G’ma’s purse almost grosses Scoob out as much as the oysters.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
While Lord Wynstowe fusses around measuring chins and noses, Charlie and Alice are concerned with the grosser features of the human body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
In that vacuum, normal people were tuning out altogether, because the election seemed grosser and sadder by the minute.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2024
A sequel to the highest grosser of the “Conjuring” Universe breaks faith with some of the core principles of suspense-building, resulting in dozy redundancy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
Tom Cruise always has the answer, though: the top grosser of the day was Top Gun: Maverick, which added about $6 million to its box office haul.
From The Verge ● Sep. 5, 2022
“Even grosser if you know Mr. Meacham.”Abby shuddered, then pointed to an outcrop of rocks.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
Even though Coleman sometimes showcases customers’ grossest problems, he’s never heard from a client who was unhappy with a post.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Judge Patrick Lynch KC told the former teacher that he had violated the trust placed in him "in the grossest manner".
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
His book, "Selective Breeding and the Birth of Philosophy," has become an Amazon bestseller because he's promoted by the grossest people on the internet.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2023
HBO Max just launched its rebrand in just about the grossest way possible, Sam Adams writes.
From Slate ● May 25, 2023
"Well, if I licked the ground, I mean, that might be the grossest thing I could ever do, but when the five minutes was up, I could just clean my mouth out."
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
The film grossed more than $9 million and Trump screened it approvingly at Mar-a-Lago.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
The movie grossed nearly $180m worldwide at the box office at the time.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
His movies have grossed roughly $5 billion worldwide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Billboard Boxscore reported that Coldplay grossed more than $400 million in both 2024 and 2025, while Rodrigo’s last tour grossed nearly $185 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
While I appreciated their commitment to furthering their education, the fact that they hadn’t showered before joining the class grossed me out.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
It is the highest grossing film of the year so far, Variety reported.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
But “Stronger” returned dismal numbers at the box office, grossing just $7.7 million on a $30 million budget.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
Director Jon Favreau’s “The Mandalorian and Grogu” now ranks as the year’s third-highest grossing domestic opening, based on its Friday-Sunday ticket sales of $82 million, according to ticket tracker Comscore.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone achieved huge success after it launched into cinemas in 2001 – making it the highest grossing film of that year.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
I figured she was grossing me out as revenge for not eating her chicken dinner.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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