gross
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Blackstone’s infrastructure investing unit was a standout in the quarter, producing gross returns of 7.2%, outpacing the firm’s other investment areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Output from the project is expected to reach 80,000 gross barrels per day in the third quarter, the company said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Intel’s guidance for a second-quarter gross margin of 39% represents a decline from the previous quarter, though the company attributed that performance to one-time “inventory benefits” from selling partially compromised chips.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Be it measured by box office gross or word of mouth buzz, popularity isn’t enough to define a classic.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Don’t you think my old jeans and stained sweatshirts are gross? Don’t you think I should dress nicer?”
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
That way it would earn a healthy profit even if it grosses less than “Fast X.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
Box office grosses have typically done better with more genres in theaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2025
But this spring seems especially crammed, even though Broadway attendance still has not returned to prepandemic levels, and grosses were down 14 percent as of early March compared with the same period in 2020.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
"A sweeping story about the ethical dilemma of nuclear weapons grosses $1bn?" he joked of the film, which admittedly hadn't sounded punter-friendly on paper.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 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
It was a movie, the biggest Hollywood grosser of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 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
“The first ‘Aquaman’ was, by far, the biggest grosser in the DC Extended Universe, and Momoa has expressed doubt over the likelihood of his return as the character in the new plans,” Ordoña continued.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
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
Others were more recent and a lot grosser.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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
In a judicial attention economy, we have a lot of judges who all want the president’s solo attention waving their hands and saying: No, I am the grossest one of all!
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 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
Award-winning singer and author Meghan Trainor stops by the Los Angeles Times Studio at the Festival of Books to talk motherhood, writing and the grossest thing about kids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 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
“Oppenheimer” grossed a phenomenal $976 million and won seven Oscars including best picture and director.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Oasis ruled the summer of 2025, reuniting for a tour that grossed north of $400 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
His last film, Oppenheimer, had just won seven Oscars and grossed around a billion dollars worldwide.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Across the franchise’s lifetime, “Toy Story” has grossed more than $3 billion worldwide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
The idea of sitting on his bed grossed me out, but I could throw my sleeping bag on top of it.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
California and its co-plaintiffs said “anticipated top grossing theatrical films” aim to earn at least $100 million and have higher marketing budgets and involve well-known writers, directors or actors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Variety said it represents Focus Features' highest grossing film of all time and noted that it has now had four consecutive weekends above its "already-impressive $17 million debut."
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 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
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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