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Items Manifold listed at the time included the use of chauffeurs and private jets, and blocks of tickets to Wimbledon tennis matches purchased for employees and clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Items from Phyllis Rice, the former housekeeper of Christie's holiday home Greenway House in Devon, will go under the hammer at Wessex Auction Rooms in Chippenham, Wiltshire, on Friday.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Items affected by the year-earlier tax holiday saw a rise in comparable prices, particularly for restaurant meals and, to a lesser degree, for alcoholic drinks, toys and children’s clothing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Among them, “bulky” was changed to “ADA violation,” a reference to the Americans With Disabilities Act, and “Property left behind by encampment” was changed to “Contaminated Items Surrendered or Left Behind by Resident.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Items whose very name was unheard of began to be sold in stores, along with things that only the rich had previously been able to buy as contraband.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende