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[sel] / sɛl /


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The analyst raises easyJet’s recommendation to hold from sell and the price target on its stock to 540 pence from 340 pence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Patti conceded that given how much they’ve rallied, chip stocks needed a breather, and worries about Iran and rising inflation and interest rates helped persuade investors to sell some of their winners.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Still, investors, in situations like this, tend to sell first and ask questions later.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The club needed to sell in order to buy.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Imagine you have been sent to sell your family’s cow at the market, but instead you trade the cow for a handful of beans.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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