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discount

[dis-kaunt, dis-kaunt, dis-kaunt] / ˈdɪs kaʊnt, dɪsˈkaʊnt, ˈdɪs kaʊnt /






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Baseball will argue that this discount World Series pairing is anomalous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

"If you're a bit lucky, it's the same as buying at a discount," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Last week, as the AI concerns grew louder, the discount vanished.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

“Walmart is deciding that they’re not going to discount products. They’re discounting the decision to commit to become a member.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Historians tend to discount Gorges’s tale, partly because his memoirs, dictated late in life, mix up details, and partly because the notion that Tisquantum was abducted twice just seems incredible. “utterly void,” Dermer reported.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Eni has sought to damp the effects in Italy by capping diesel prices for a period, and offering discounts on fuel for certain economic sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The deal, if approved, would give Washington a "predictable, affordable, and resilient" fighter jet program, Lockheed said, pointing to billions of dollars in expected savings thanks to "long-term pricing and industry volume discounts."

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

She finds discounts with Harris Teeter fuel points or uses the free Walmart+ subscription through her American Express Platinum card that offers 10 cents off a gallon at some pumps.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

In response to questions from The Times, she described the initiative as an expansion of existing programs that provide free fares to students and discounts to low-income riders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 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

Because Quince’s appeal over other DTC brands is that it sells quality products at a discounted price — $50 cashmere, for example — I’d be relatively comfortable purchasing a wedding band from them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Some tickets were also discounted or free via the Blue Light Card and Tickets For Good platforms.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

But over half of the families attending the summer camp get a discounted rate because they earn $200,000 a year or less.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

A rabble-rousing, union-advocating teacher friend of mine came out of the same public schools as me, and she now teaches at a private school, primarily to pay for the discounted tuition her daughter receives.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Trying to get her testimony discounted, he questioned her expertise again and again.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

She says she honored him by caring for him and that I’m discounting everything she sacrificed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

The model has worked so far: even as GM sells fewer vehicles overall, it’s generating more revenue as it sells pricier models and resists discounting to juice sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Though it’s nice of Roberts to pay enough lip service that he’s not totally discounting the best-of-five current series they’re in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Nike executives have also said that the company has underinvested in stores in China, relied too heavily on discounting there, and done too little to connect with consumers locally.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Indeed, it is the same figure provided by Las Casas, patron saint of High Counters, foremost among the old Spanish sources whose estimates Henige spends many pages discounting.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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