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[fech] / fɛtʃ /


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Urchins usually retail somewhere between $15 and $20, but the coveted original version—the “Coike,” created by the Japanese company Hideup, and distributed in the U.S. by Spro Sports Professionals—can fetch hundreds on eBay.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

The most coveted shoe models, which the company manufactures in limited runs, can fetch three or four times more than their retail value on the resale market.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

The letters, written between 1974 and 1979, are expected to fetch a combined £22,000 estimate when they go on sale in London.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

The exact price being discussed couldn’t be learned, but some of the people said the business could fetch around $10 billion in a sale.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

“She asked Jakob if he studied Polish. And when Jakob went to fetch a tissue she must have inserted this clipping I told you about.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Thrifted Wilt Chamberlain jacket fetches $89,600 at auction.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

That basket now fetches a nearly 40% discount.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

The stock fetches a 2027 P/E of 23.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

Assuming it fetches $400 million, the mansion tax alone would be $23.8 million.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

He scrambles across the room, fetches it from his bed, and drops it in my lap.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

Perhaps that's because we expect so much from the man who once fetched Celtic a reported £25m in a move to Arsenal.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Kobe Bryant’s sneakers from the game in which he tore his Achilles tendon — and hit two free throws before he left the court — fetched $660,000.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Anything beyond that seemed too far fetched from the 4:30 a.m. bus to the factory.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Just before the Scotland news conference at their palatial Charlotte base camp, three Norwegian reporters fetched up in search of Scottish retaliatory thunder.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

Brannon fetched the paper from the counter and leaned against the partition of the booth.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

On both occasions, the now shaven-headed "Pulp Fiction" icon wore fetching French berets, a white one for his award and a black one for the premiere of his semi-autobiographical movie, "Propeller One-Way Night Coach".

From Barron's May 22, 2026

Photos seen by the BBC show a crowd of people, many of them elderly, apparently fetching fresh supplies in a city square.

From BBC May 6, 2026

Palantir, with an even more enthusiastic fan base, was among the 20 most valuable S&P 500 companies at its November peak, fetching a ludicrous 150 times sales.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

Through Stacy’s fetching sadness, we come to know that maybe a certain motivational speaker was right.

From Salon Mar. 23, 2026

Before we had time to ask any more questions, Mama stood up and started opening drawers, fetching crockery and serviettes.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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