the ticket
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If you’re looking at a flight later than this summer, the picture is murkier, but it probably makes sense to hold off for a few weeks if the ticket price is really high.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
"But they may raise" the ticket price, Brueckner said.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
EBay sought to diversify, buying PayPal in 2002 and the ticket resale site StubHub in 2007, but those moves failed to help the company keep pace in e-commerce.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
Guests were required to flash their tickets to go down an escalator to the ballroom level, then present the ticket before walking through metal detectors and having bags searched ahead of the ballroom entrance.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
And turning her back on me, she and the pasty man walked off toward the ticket counter.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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