Example Sentences

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It determined that companies were selling pricing and consumer-data tools to help retailers across various industries set individualized prices—a strong indication to some researchers that retailers were headed in that direction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Slimmon said that investors were selling their positions after scrutinizing the companies’ free cash flows, despite their strong quarterly earnings.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026

On average, homes were selling for 23% above the asking price.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Second-hand BTS light sticks were selling for up to six times the original price ahead of the K-pop megagroup's huge comeback concert this weekend, an online reseller showed Wednesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

"They kept pushing all this money at us 'cause they thought it was so sweet we were selling lemonade for a dime. We made a killing."

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies