sell
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The gains are landing on the other side of the ledger, at the companies that sell the machines.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Proximity to the Warner Bros. lot helps land celebrity guests, too — Jacob Moncrief, Mythical’s studio president, said it’s an easy sell for shows like “Last Meals” when guests are already a few minutes away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
So you could give them assets now, and they could turn around and sell the assets without incurring much if anything in taxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Margaret had to sell their farm stock and arrange for other farmers to rent the majority of their land.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
He asked the people most directly involved in the decision to sell credit default swaps on consumer loans what percentage of those loans were subprime mortgages.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
It is a strategy that's worked; according to Lady Beckham, the company sells one of its Satin Kajal eyeliners every 30 seconds.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Helen of Troy, which sells products such as OXO kitchenware, said at a recent shareholder meeting it has taken measures including trimming its product selection to reduce the impact of higher U.S. tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
We know — and I hope Tim Harris, UCLA’s new pro-bono chief executive and director of athletics, knows — that what sells college sports is its tradition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
It's handmade, from Ghana, and Betty, who sells it to me, says it's made of cotton.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
There’s a lady that sells cubes of caramel-colored soap that look good to eat.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
The shortage has already changed how the hardware is sold.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
The company sold only 16 FF 91 EVs from 2023 to 2025, according to Autoweek.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The first issue sold out within a week and generated 26,000 subscribers.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is a useful measuring stick, since it’s sold both to the cloud providers and the companies that would otherwise rent from them.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
“I’m not going to Baltimore with you, Aunt Kitty. Remember? You’ve already sold my soul to Mrs. Wigginbottom.”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
A longtime pet breeder, Matson moved to Newberry Springs about nine years ago to raise ostriches and other exotic animals, selling their chicks and eggs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The two main contracts Brent and West Texas Intermediate pared their gains Wednesday and on Thursday they edged lower, though news of fresh US attacks tempered the selling.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Scuro says it is possible Monaco will look at selling other players to countries whose transfer window remains open in order to acquire the funds they need.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The Wall Street Journal wrote about Sarris’ alleged “guerrilla” tactics in selling pre-IPO shares last summer, noting that the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department were looking into Linqto and its founder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
He also didn’t like the idea of taking the risk of selling a stock short, as the risk was, theoretically, unlimited.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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