Example Sentences
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The rise in earnings was supported by higher prices and volumes, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The aviation regulator is permitting the airport to claw back up to £320m through higher airport charges to airlines for each passenger, which is likely to end up being added to ticket prices.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
"What you worry about is the repeated shocks are building a muscle memory of what it means to raise prices, and that's the exact thing the Federal Reserve is tasked to avert," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Meanwhile, oil futures prices fell further on Tuesday as investors hoped for deals that could prompt a return of Strait of Hormuz shipping.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Could Mike Burry sell them $25 million of the stuff, at really generous prices, on the subprime mortgage bonds of his choosing?
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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