change hands

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Such slots can be worth tens of millions of pounds, but change hands only rarely.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

A recent auction by specialist auction house Stanley Gibbons Baldwins saw over £1.5m in "Pokémon assets" change hands.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Brent crude, the global benchmark, rose 3% to change hands above $85 a barrel, close to its most expensive since the summer of 2024.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Some of that drop was being clawed back in midday trading Wednesday, with the shares rising 6.9%, against a 1.1% decline for the S&P 500, to change hands at $157.90 each.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

There was no need on either side—long or short—for cash to change hands.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis