in line for
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Her firm has been getting calls daily from people who want to see if they could be in line for money from the IRS.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
The fund made high-yielding junior loans to the firms that helped pay high dividends when the companies were booming but now put shareholders first in line for losses.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Investment banks leading their IPOs would be in line for fees, while funds that backed them could expect their own big paydays.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
BBC Sport take a closer look at who could be in line for the award before asking its reporters who they would pick.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
In the corridor they passed several students clinging miserably to paper bags, standing in line for the overcrowded bathroom.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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