sell

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The company in January agreed to sell its South African plants to Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Investors can buy or sell shares on the open market, but they can’t ask the manager to redeem their shares—unless the manager offers to do so.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

On top of that, market volatility pushed many to sell on days that the market rallied, and sit on the sidelines instead of buying dips.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

She hopes to write a book expanding on the ideas in the show and, separately, self-publish the script to sell in the theater lobby, afterward.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Over the years, bad men have come with sledgehammers and broken off pieces of Cleo to sell to relic hunters.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman