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MarketWatch: Tibi was booking $70 million in sales and you were aiming for $150 million as your next target.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

After dinner, Negrete was booking an Uber back to his Airbnb when a message popped up: “We’ve detected unusual activity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

He ran over to the referee to return the card and jokingly held the card up as if he was booking the official.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025

It was booking the gig in the first place.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2023

Miss Silsby was booking a few vaudeville dates "in order to bring the art of nature back to the people and bring the people back to the art of nature."

From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert