sock
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China saves an enormous amount—partly because its financial system is built that way, and partly because households, facing a threadbare social safety net, sock away cash for old age and for illness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Once you figure out how much money you can sock away, consider contributing to a high-yield savings account.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Asked whether he would indeed be the president's sock puppet, Warsh said: "Absolutely not."
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
One kind and patient spectator conscripted to play the school counselor had to remove her shoe to improvise a sock puppet, one of the tools of her empathetic practice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
“I am not so sure a sock would really cling to a mouse,” said Gordon, a thoughtful boy always interested in facts.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
She says several items are still compulsory, including the branded blazer, tie, branded polo shirt, branded shorts and two-toned PE socks.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The founder of sock maker Bombas, David Heath, got a tattoo—of the Bombas logo and its motto—after the company donated its millionth pair of socks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Americans sported socks and bobbleheads with his face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Corpse flowers bloom for just 24 to 48 hours, and once opened, they reek of gym socks, rotten eggs and decaying flesh … or, well, a corpse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
To avoid raising suspicion, I dig through my suitcase and change my perfectly clean socks.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
On August 18, 2017, a new age in astronomy dawned, appropriately, with a tweet: “New LIGO. Source with optical counterpart. Blow your sox off!”
From Scientific American ● Aug. 21, 2019
On 18 August, astronomer J. Craig Wheeler of the University of Texas at Austin began the public rumour mill when he tweeted, “New LIGO. Source with optical counterpart. Blow your sox off!”
From Nature ● Aug. 23, 2017
He confessed in 1951 about the overload, “Two drawers are full, so I’m moving my sox over.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2015
“They’ve got a couple of big hits the last couple of nights,” said Red sox catcher A.J.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 5, 2014
Well Al you remember me writeing to you about that little girl down in Texas that sent me the note in the sox.
From Treat 'em Rough Letters from Jack the Kaiser Killer by Frank Crerie
Winter storm Fern, which socked the Midwest and Northeast, likely boosted the number of claims filed.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
A 400-mile blanket of fog has socked in California’s Central Valley for weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2025
She also opened a brokerage account and socked away the money from her pandemic- stimulus check.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
He had over $270,000 socked away at Bank of America in three accounts—all getting closed by the bank—including one for his charity that supports churches and orphanages in Uganda.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2025
Lily was going around as if she’d been socked in the gut.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
The Los Angeles City Council signed off on a $15-billion budget for 2026-27 on Thursday, preserving Mayor Karen Bass’ police hiring plan while socking away more money for potential emergencies.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
The country has been buying barrels far in excess of its domestic needs over the past year and socking them away in storage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
You say you don’t have any money saved, but when you start socking away funds — which you should do as soon as possible — I’d recommend getting a high-yield savings account.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
Lenders in countries as far away as Germany and Japan are socking away hundreds of millions of dollars in anticipation of loans going bad.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2024
This was better than socking him in the arm.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
