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Artists have been fetching giant sums of money in recent years in selling their music catalogs.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Recently, her works have been fetching as much as seven figures at auctions.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2021

Video game collectables have been fetching higher and higher prices, leading some to question whether the market is over-inflated.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2021

Fisheries officials say the rule changes are needed because there’s been a noticeable uptick in the demand for big flatheads and blues, which have been fetching $2 or more a pound at pay lakes.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2014

I am the Major’s son at Vestervig, and have been fetching a bride from Ansbjerg.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 by Various