sold on

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Welker’s father, Bob, wasn’t always sold on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Event contracts sold on prediction markets can be tied to the outcome of a sporting event, closely resembling sports betting.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Many of the largest companies in the UK have shares which are bought and sold on the London Stock Exchange.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The childhood best friends - who are the youngest contestants on this series - had grown up together so Jo was sold on the idea straightaway.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

They would have seen that her eyebrows were drawn on as though by Magic Marker, and that her face, owing to the Princess Borghese makeup she sold on commission, was the color of a brick.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides