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[tik-it] / ˈtɪk ɪt /


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“The transactions happening at the store level are actually keeping up in frequency but not necessarily in the amount and ticket of the basket,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Fans reacted with anger when some of the ticket price rises for major events next year were announced earlier this summer.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

A year's worth of government grants, more than £250m, was handed out in under six hours in an online scramble "reminiscent of Glastonbury ticket sales", as Wiltshire farmer Tom Collins put it.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“It was basically a plane ticket and, ‘Good luck,’” Perry said, “which is all I ever felt like he needed.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

I still had the zloty from Izio’s train ticket.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

Many prestige events and newly built venues also include an increased proportion of hospitality ticketing, which can drive up costs for fans wanting standard tickets.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

And it’s not always the case that airlines have intentionally sold more tickets than seats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Captains are offered a monthly salary package in excess of $18,000 and benefits ranging from concessional flight tickets for family and friends, free flights for annual leave, and open-ended contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Some tickets were also discounted or free via the Blue Light Card and Tickets For Good platforms.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

“Adam won a ton of tickets from his round of Blob Blaster. We saw him put them in his pocket. But they weren’t in his pockets anymore when he emptied them out for Mr. Fun.”

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon

Wednesday, Sept. 16, at a ticketed BookSoup event hosted at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

There are a range of free and ticketed events to help people enjoy the spectacle, with venues including a spectacular beachside spot, an observatory and even a pub with its own observatory.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The company has pitched privately funded projects in cities including Baltimore, Chicago and Los Angeles, where the startup stood to make money from ticketed passengers using its underground transit system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

It launched a sub-brand called D&B Unlocked, a ticketed event discovery platform in which guests can sift through upcoming nightlife offerings at their local arcade.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

She’d been ticketed only once in recent memory, for an expired registration, and she had paid the fine on time.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

“We relied on the page, because it combined marketing, ticketing, and communications with clients and performers. To have that taken away with just a moment’s notice … I can’t even describe it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

This would all be pretty underwhelming were it not for the ticketing issues instigated by the club's touting crackdown that has annoyed so many in the fanbase.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

The group said the Lakers are on track to generate $681 million in revenue in 2026, with ticketing and media rights accounting for the largest share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Federal appropriations for the Kennedy Center cover operations, maintenance and other campus expenses, while the institution’s employee payroll and lineup of artistic programming is funded separately through ticketing, fundraising and other non-federal revenues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

He would take my place packing, I was told, and would learn the ticketing machine.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers




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