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She has been repeating a motto to colleagues helping her pitch for big IPOs: Until the bell is rung, a company is still up for grabs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
They share in the struggles of their audience and keep the pool of themes available to comedians varied, interesting and up for grabs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
But there is still AI market share up for grabs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
And the question of how the country’s premier history museum should tell the nation’s story is suddenly up for grabs.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Three awards down, but there’re more still up for grabs.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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