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notch

[noch] / nɒtʃ /


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“That means notch lapels, button cuffs and pants with belt loops, as opposed to peak lapels, French cuffs and side adjusters.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Those quantum-fueled gains reignited on Thursday, as IBM shares climbed 3.5% to $264.22 to notch their highest close in three months.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

A week that saw stocks notch several days of record highs ended on a down note, as artificial intelligence optimism took a back seat to worries over rising interest rates and geopolitics.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

We sort of knew this anyway, of course, but Boro coming out and putting it on the record ramps up the story another notch.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Moch hollered at Hume to take it up another notch, and Washington went to forty.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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