sneaker

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The sneaker company is facing stiffer competition from domestic upstart brands like Anta Sports Products, whose sales jumped 13% in 2025 to about $11.6 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

I love streetwear, so if there’s sneaker stores around, I’d check that out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

On Holding sank 14% after the Swiss sneaker maker’s guidance for the current fiscal year missed analysts’ expectations, overshadowing better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Days after Nike shares sank 11% on a December morning, the stock got a lift from someone who knows the sneaker giant well: Nike director—and Apple CEO—Tim Cook.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Then he threw the nail down and rested one ragged sneaker on the fish.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe