fetched
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In 2024, the price for cocoa beans peaked at more than $12,000 for a metric ton, compared with the $2,000 to $3,000 a ton it had fetched in the decade prior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
In New York, diesel futures have recently fetched roughly double the price of crude, with spreads far exceeding any previously recorded levels, boosting wholesale costs for gas stations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Hugging Face fetched a private-market valuation of $4.5 billion back in 2023.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Through a 2023 funding round, Hugging Face fetched a private-market valuation of $4.5 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
In the late afternoon, she went to the ruined village and fetched Mother.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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