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fetching

[fech-ing] / ˈfɛtʃ ɪŋ /


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Kranti Vishwakarma, 18, spends four or five hours fetching water for her household.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

It was fetching just 15-times expected earnings for fiscal 2026 as of Tuesday’s closing bell, well below its five-year average.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Through Stacy’s fetching sadness, we come to know that maybe a certain motivational speaker was right.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Khan’s younger son fell for Durrushehvar’s fetching cousin, and so the two couples wed in Nice in 1931 in an elaborate wedding before taking ship for Hyderabad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Celia endeavors to be as helpful as she can, which consists mainly of fetching cups of tea and finding new and creative ways to assure people that everything will be fine.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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