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net

[net] / nɛt /






VERB
gain after expenses
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According to data from CoinGlass, $91.4 million was the net outflow clocked in Monday’s trading—less than the $300M-$500M daily outflows seen in recent weeks but continuing the negative trend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Forbes tallied Jim Justice’s net worth to be as much as $1.9 billion until 2021; more recently, it declared him “broke” and facing $1 billion in debt.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

“We have a history of net losses and may not achieve profitability in the future,” the prospectus says.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The BLS’ efforts to improve its net birth-death model also received praise.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Not wanting to answer a lot of questions from Mama and Daisy about my monkey-catching net, I hid it under the front porch before going in the house.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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