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As Thomas Jefferson observed: “It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The catch: In order for the HSA to grow so you can use it in retirement, you have to pay a large portion of your healthcare expenses out of pocket before your insurance kicks in.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Substantial double-arch sliding glass doors that pocket into walls are mirrored on east and west walls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Spain and Lamine Yamal have grown through the tournament to leave him with the world at his feet and football's two greatest prizes in his pocket.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The man stooped, snatched up the money from the floor, and stuffed it into his pocket.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
"We're taking immediate action to cut taxes on energy bills, put more money in people's pockets and bring back hope," Burnham said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
But perhaps CXMT, bolstered by the deep pockets of Hefei’s municipal-investment arm, would be able to accomplish what GigaDevice couldn’t.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
They are drawn by the promise of a more flexible schedule, a conviction in their own operational know-how and a desire to avoid grunt work that ends up lining the pockets of others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
“They would come up from school with their pockets full of things to show me,” Saar recalls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
He dug into his trouser pockets and came out with fistfuls of grain, which he scattered on the ground.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
But using statistics from the Public Health Ministry, Mr. Morales estimates that in 2008-22 Gaesa pocketed at least $69.8 billion paid to Cuba for the medical personnel abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
Throughout the years, I pocketed all the gift cards they received and put the cash equivalent into their accounts.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
Cameron Smith and Sergio Garcia each received $131,625 for a share of 40th place and Richard Bland pocketed $126,000 for coming 46th out of 57.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
People who placed the flurry of futures trades beforehand likely pocketed tens of millions of dollars, according to calculations by a market operator for AFP.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
She sent the text, then pocketed the phone.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
Prosecutor Chris Paxton KC said the total monetary value of the fraud was £86,868 and that Bush had conned 226 people who paid him for funeral plans, pocketing more than £550,000 over an 11-year period.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Andrew Left of Citron Research was convicted in June of securities fraud for touting stocks, then quickly selling them after they ran up, pocketing over $20 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
A 2017 investigation by NPR and Frontline documented numerous examples of waste and fraud, including one developer pocketing tax credits without building the required housing.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Each case is eligible for up to $3 million, with attorneys pocketing between 33% and 45% in fees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
“Not bad for a beginner,” the sailing-school owner said, pocketing her money.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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