are pocketing
- present progressive of pocket.
Example Sentences
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Chip makers and other infrastructure providers are pocketing massive profits and expanding margins, while some hyperscalers building out the grid are seeing their margins squeezed by hundreds of billions in capital spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
I think it’s unfair that you’re getting $2,000 and your bosses are pocketing $20,000.
From Slate ● Jun. 21, 2022
Thomas said it’s possible that sellers are pocketing only a slight markup but that with multiple middlemen involved in a single deal, the price ends up being astronomical.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2020
"It's not too surprising that as wine investors have turned their attention from buying bottles of Bordeaux to bottles of Burgundy over the past decade, so billionaires are pocketing the domaines themselves," says Mr Ashworth.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2020
And do you expect me to turn my back on 35 per cent when all the rest are pocketing what they can, like sensible men?
From Mrs. Warren's Profession by Shaw, Bernard
