big-ticket
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Security and drug violence is a secondary consideration for big-ticket corporate investors in automotive and other manufacturing industries, CSIS’ Ziemer adds.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
The positive impact of lower mortgage rates can be overshadowed by uncertainty as buyers postpone big-ticket purchases.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Even so, it has been clear for many years that the likely cost of just one big-ticket item — healthcare — dwarfs what most people have salted away for retirement.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
Bar directors know such prices can elicit scoffs of disbelief, but they justify the big-ticket tipples by comparing them to special-occasion items at restaurants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Foster parent groups provided some of the basics, and our sponsors bought the big-ticket items.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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