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selling

[sel-ing] / ˈsɛl ɪŋ /


NOUN
the occupation of selling
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The selling shareholders have granted the underwriters of the IPO the right to buy up to an additional 8.1 million shares at C$24 apiece to cover any overallotment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The bad news is he recommends selling 3M shares.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

"If we do something wrong, probably everyone selling tickets in North America is doing something wrong as well."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

In the near-term, Lee holds that SpaceX’s upcoming float is dragging down U.S. stocks, mainly due to investors selling equities to raise cash to buy shares in Elon Musk’s company.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

They’re selling all kinds of silly things with pictures of obelisks on them.

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




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