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[sel] / sɛl /


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There, he met Sufia Begum, a young mother who made bamboo stools to sell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Höttges worked on the plans with Obermann—first to sell T-Mobile, then to save it—in his signature deliberative process, Obermann recalled in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The chief concern is that the rout gripping tech stocks in June could deepen as investors are forced to sell what they own to make room for the newcomers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Ford stock jumped from about $12 to $17 in May following the creation of Ford Energy, a business to sell utility-scale battery storage solutions.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Wachovia, amazingly, remained willing to sell cheap insurance on subprime mortgage bonds; the risk its credit officers were unwilling to take was the risk of dealing directly with Cornwall Capital.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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