gross
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No criminal charges were brought but he was told he would have faced a gross misconduct hearing had he not already left the force.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Super Micro estimates that its gross margin amounted to 12% to 12.5% for the September quarter versus its prior outlook calling for 10.4% to 10.8%.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
However, debt as a proportion of gross domestic product decreased by 0.7 percentage points to 94 percent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
The company expects first-quarter gross margins of 12% to 12.5%, compared with its guidance of 10.4% to 10.8%, mostly due to customer and product mix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Besides,” Bat said, “I helped Thor go to the bathroom after he finished eating. If I can do that, I can do other gross things.”
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
That way it would earn a healthy profit even if it grosses less than “Fast X.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
His six-location theater chain’s revenue projections for January and February were tracking ahead of 2024’s weak theatrical grosses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 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
“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
Tripping and lifting out Olakunde and the sack of muskets, we floundered through the water to the grass, captives again of the grosser elements.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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
Touring after this release, Rosalía grossed over $33 million, according to Billboard Boxscore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
They noted that the studio’s “Scary Movie” grossed more than $230 million , one of Paramount’s top three box office hits, this year against a budget of roughly $30 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
She says she grossed $300,000 last year and netted $90,000.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
The film grossed more than $9 million and Trump screened it approvingly at Mar-a-Lago.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
I couldn’t tell whether she was just grossed out or angry at me for dousing her.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
The band’s ongoing “M72” tour is hovering around the 10 highest grossing tours ever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
AI images are popping up everywhere in food ads—and are grossing people out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
It is now Sony Picture's highest-ever grossing film, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Disney’s live-action version of its animated hit flopped at the box office this weekend, grossing an estimated $95 million globally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 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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