toy
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Net sales were up 10%, but toy performance was mixed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Moreover, the country was able to drastically reduce its dependence on China, which held a 70% share of the local toy market.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
He throws a toy that nearly hits a prosecutor.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Their company started in the 1940s as a stand in a Mount Vernon, N.Y., toy store where their mother worked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
No wonder Toby was staring into the toy store window yesterday.
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
The El Segundo company has been trying to find more ways to turn its roster of beloved toys into bigger moneymakers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
It also taps into nostalgia for the toy cars, which originated after English engineer Jack Odell designed the first model to comply with a 1952 British school rule requiring toys to fit inside a matchbox.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
You might hire an estate sale pro if your home is filled with furniture, knickknacks, tableware, toys, art and collectibles that others might buy, albeit for minimal prices.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Six years ago, in an attempt to push local manufacturing and keep substandard toys out of its market, India raised tariffs on imported toys from 20% to 60% and eventually to 70%.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Boo’s room is full of toys from his cousins, from Celia, from the store, and from Lou Ann.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
He toyed around with sliders and curveballs and change-ups and even a splitter in the hopes of finding an off-speed option to complement his ever-improving fastball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The pair toyed with India's wilting bowlers throughout, with Knight reverse-sweeping and scoring cannily behind square while Capsey struck beautifully straight down the ground.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
This year, “Exit 8” and the upcoming “Backrooms” toyed with a less-is-more approach to claustrophobic, liminal horror.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
In no episode has Kelly made this clearer than in the one that ran on Nov. 12, in which she toyed with a bit of Jeffrey Epstein apologia.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
He toyed with my hand for a moment silently.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
As an epidemiologist who knows far too much about infectious disease, I’m still toying with going on a cruise next year with my family.
From Slate ● May 16, 2026
Last summer, rumors swirled that Jeff Bezos was toying with buying Vogue, and possibly Condé Nast, for his bride as a wedding present.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
I don’t really know what it will be yet, but I’ve just been toying with different songs and different things and maybe that leads to nothing, but maybe it doesn’t.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
Like a giddy toddler toying with a puppy - now you see the ball, now it's skipping into your net.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
Deoch looked down at his hands, where he was toying with a copper penny, rolling it back and forth over his knuckles.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
