Example Sentences
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The business model hasn’t been applied since the abolition of Denmark’s Sound Toll in 1857, when international powers in the pocket of mercantile interests paid off the Kingdom to provide free access.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The copay — the amount insured patients must pay out of their own pocket — is often tied to a drug’s list price.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Though much of southern Lebanon is predominantly Shiite, Kfar Chouba and its neighbors comprise a pocket of Christian, Druze and Sunni Muslim communities.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
"Off the pitch, the ITV digital crash left the club out of pocket and it went into administration. What Keith did saved the club."
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
I pulled a handkerchief from my pocket to breathe into; it barely worked.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
