discount
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She gave aura but also advice about where to find discount shoes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Overstretched asset prices will eventually have to reflect the lower current value of future cash flows when discounted at higher discount rates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Five Below raised its guidance again after getting a sales boost from trendy products like slime and squishy toys, which the discount retailer has been highlighting in its marketing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Motability scheme, operated by a private company overseen by a charity, has historically given disabled people in receipt of eligible welfare benefits a 20% VAT discount on cars.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
In early 2005, when he became interested, it traded, briefly, at a 50-cent discount to gas.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Fashion brands generally offer birthday discounts rather than freebies.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Mobile-communications-service prices jumped 27% from a year earlier, largely due to a low comparison base after domestic mobile carriers offered fee discounts in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
But the balance is delicate: Lean too hard on discounts and Jersey Mike’s risks following Subway’s path, eroding the premium positioning that makes its model work in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
He also brought forward a plan to end subscription traps and ban shops using misleading recommended retail prices, which can make it seem like discounts are larger than they really are.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“But I think they have special discounts for families who can’t afford full admission. All that kind of info is on their website.”
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
Overstretched asset prices will eventually have to reflect the lower current value of future cash flows when discounted at higher discount rates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Creators building out their own space can pick up a discounted soundstage as a result, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The government-backed website launched earlier this year to connect Americans with discounted prescription drugs.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
At every turn, Ward credited the state’s expert testimony and discounted the testimony of defense witnesses and experts.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Our attorneys warned me that it would put me in a more precarious legal situation; anything I said in my statement regarding my own innocence would be discounted by the judge.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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
The new fare options allow airlines to offer more choice to consumers without discounting their premium fares.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
If policymakers issue a forecast, they start crediting evidence that confirms it and discounting evidence that doesn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
In Premier League terms, even when discounting the gulf in experience, Pickford boasts an undeniable edge.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 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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