gross
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Crypto investors, for example, are getting a new tax form this year that shows gross proceeds but not the initial value of the asset.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Costs outpaced pricing, however, leading to a 0.5 percentage point decline in gross profit margins.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Researchers at Capital Economics forecast Qatar’s gross domestic product to shrink by 13% this year, the United Arab Emirates’s by 8% and Saudi Arabia’s by 6.6%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Meanwhile, gross corporate taxes came in at $15 billion, 28% lower from prior year.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
“But there may be pretty good guessing. He will be a completely gross, vulgar farmer, totally inattentive to appearances, and thinking of nothing but profit and loss.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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