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Their first experience with homeownership left them with a $25,000 loss when they sold their property in the depths of the 2008-09 financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

If a system fails to verify a delivery, the food cannot be released, insured, sold, or legally distributed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

“Tech just kind of fits the shoot first, ask questions later profile of a stock that’s going to be sold in this environment,” Belton said.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

More than 200 million iPhones are sold each year - with roughly one purchased somewhere in the world every seven seconds.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

These bonds could then be sold to investors—pension funds, insurance companies—which were allowed to invest only in highly rated securities.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis