sold

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The Saavedra family put the ingredients on paper for the first time earlier this year as they sold the beloved brand to backers who plan to make their salsa picante even bigger beyond California’s borders.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

It means some of the current squad will inevitably be sold this summer.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Last year, Breakthrough, a 390-foot yacht powered by hydrogen fuel cells, sold for $793 million—tops among new yachts, says Fraser.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

It attracted interest from Western companies and sold a stake in February to French drugmaker Sanofi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

He bought chicken eggs, painted them with dots, and sold them to a city official as basilisk eggs.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri