fetched
Americanadjective
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All this little more than a month after she fetched in excess of £100,000 at the Hundred auction, becoming one of the highest paid sportswomen in the UK in the process.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Those are reasons Ford stock trades for about 7 times estimated 2027 earnings, almost the exact same multiple of forward earnings the stock fetched five years ago.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
The S&P 500 Pure Value Index recently fetched a price-to-book value ratio of 1.02 times, while its corresponding Pure Growth Index’s multiple was a lofty 6.53.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
A single eagle fetched $2 from the state government, or at today’s prices, nearly $50.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026
She opened the windows and the back door, then fetched herself a chair from the front room, putting it beside Maybeth.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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