discount
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Since he offered such a steep discount, I assumed that the price had likely been marked up significantly.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Finally, after two years in limbo and a tax write-down check successfully cleared, Warner Bros. offloaded the film to Ketchup Entertainment at a discount in early 2025.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Whether you can buy a house at a discount depends on location.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
China’s price discount is 32% in electric vehicles, 38% in refrigerators and 53% in shoes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Well, for one thing, and maybe we can discount this as no threat, there’s a lawyer,” Bookman said, leaning back again, taking his time now.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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Many restaurants offer points, freebies, discounts and birthday treats to keep customers coming back.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Many new restaurants will offer discounts in a bid to encourage diners to try them out and spread the word that they've opened for business.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Concerned tourism operators in some US border states are rolling out the red carpet with discounts for Canadians.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
At the same time, competition in China, the world’s largest auto market, remains fierce, forcing price discounts that have chipped away at margins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
I’m trying to negotiate a 20 percent price reduction with the fitting room lady when—rotten luck!—Howard shows up and announces that there are no reductions and no employee discounts on clearanced items.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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If they’re still not budging, you can request other concessions, such as a discounted deposit, free parking or a waived pet fee.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
The government-backed website launched earlier this year to connect Americans with discounted prescription drugs.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Phil has been offering discounted tickets since the 1970s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
And businesses have actually been receiving discounted charges from water companies that offer reduced rates the more water they use.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
I give her Kelsea’s home phone number, figuring there will be no obvious record of it, and that it can always be discounted as a wrong number.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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Management said there was still more industrywide discounting for sneakers — a sign of weaker demand — and too many “legacy” and retro sneakers sitting around unsold.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Columbia House drew further claims of bad business by allegedly refusing to acknowledge payments, discounting items so that users’ purchases fell just below the agreed-upon threshold and being a notoriously difficult subscription to terminate.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
In Premier League terms, even when discounting the gulf in experience, Pickford boasts an undeniable edge.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
We also should consider treating food like medicine, with insurers and government payers reimbursing or heavily discounting healthy food and dietary programs that clearly lead to disease regression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
It is true, perhaps, that I feel some trifling dislike of deer, but no more dislike than I feel for other natural things— discounting men.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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