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Total net bookings fell 3% to $1.39 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent, likely a result of falling labor supply as the US economy grapples with an aging population and lower net migration.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Economists forecast that a net 83,000 jobs were created in July, up from 57,000 in June.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
When adjusted for a divestment gain last year and offsetting a stake sale in Indian joint ventures, shareholders’ core net income—also 2.6 billion euros for the quarter—had 10% underlying growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
I dropped the net and did a little squalling myself.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Al-Dabba and his sons, donning protective netted hats and wielding metal bee smokers, gently inspect the neat rows of teeming hives.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Even if the rental income netted $2,000 a month, that could be very helpful for someone on a modest income.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
The retailer netted $10.5 million from the deal while keeping the rights to pursue its remaining tariff claims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Last year’s event, held in honor of Mary Corse and Ryan Coogler, netted a record $6.5 million in support of the museum and its programs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
I like to recall that we netted two full baskets of rank peelers that day.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
“You know, their story is quite similar to how women in England weren’t allowed to play football for years,” observed Higgins, netting a doubtful reaction from the museum’s forbearing docent.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
It is his first competitive goal since netting for Suzuka PG, now Atletico Suzuka, against FC Osaka in November 2022.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
But although Argentina commanded the first half, with Messi netting his seventh goal of the tournament, Cape Verde’s fearsome defense found its legs in the second.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Take swings like he did trading for Rui Hachimura or netting sharpshooter Luke Kennard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
The door was made of wire netting on a wooden frame, with two leather hinges nailed to the uprights and a hasp and staple fastened with a twist of wire.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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